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Growth Strategies in Semi-Industrial Countries

Bela Balassa
- 01 Feb 1970 - 
- Vol. 84, Iss: 1, pp 24-47
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In this article, the authors consider the effects of industrial development on the allocation of resources and the effect of foreign trade on economic growth, and conclude that industrial development has a negative effect on economic development.
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I. Inward- and outward-looking strategies of industrial development, 24. — II. Effects on the allocation of resources, 28. — III. Large-scale economies and technological change, 32. — IV. Effects on foreign trade, 38. — V. Effects on economic growth, 43. — VI. Conclusion, 44.

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