From Imitation to Innovation : Public Policy for Industrial Transformation

What role does public policy play in helping countries accelerate the industrialization process? This note aims to answer this question by applying a framework to analyze the process of transitioning from imitation to innovation. Based on a dynamic...

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Main Authors:	Agénor, Pierre-Richard, Dinh, Hinh T.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADVERSE EFFECT AGRICULTURE BENCHMARK BUSINESS CYCLE CAPABILITIES COLLATERAL COMMERCE COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE DEADWEIGHT DEADWEIGHT LOSS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIMINISHING RETURNS DISCOUNTED VALUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTRY COST EXPORT MARKET EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY FIRM PERFORMANCE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE PRESS GDP GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH STRATEGY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE INDUSTRIALIZATION INEXPERIENCED WORKERS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS JOBS KNOWLEDGE BASE LABOR COST LABOR COST ADVANTAGE LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LEVIES LICENSE LICENSE FEE LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL FIRMS MACROECONOMICS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARGINAL PRODUCT MARGINAL REVENUE MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORKS OPPORTUNITY COST OUTPUTS PATENTS PIRACY POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CAPITAL STOCK PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GAINS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INVESTMENT RENTS RESULT RESULTS RETURN RURAL WORKERS SEARCH SKILL REQUIREMENTS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKFORCE STOCKS STRUCTURAL CHANGE TAX TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING COST TRAINING COSTS TRAINING PERIOD UNSKILLED LABOR UNSKILLED WORKERS VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS WAGES
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