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THE MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP: More Politics than Economics

THE MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP: More Politics than Economics

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THE MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP: More Politics than Economics

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THE MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP: More Politics than Economics

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Cambridge University Press

Journal title

World politics, 2016-10, Vol.68 (4), p.608-644

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English

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Cambridge University Press

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Economists have identified the existence of a middle-income (MI) trap but have yet to analyze the politics of this trap. The authors argue that countries in the MI trap face two major institutional and political challenges. First, the policies necessary to upgrade productivity—as in human capital and innovation—require enormous investment in instit...

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THE MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP: More Politics than Economics

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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1017_S0043887116000095

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1017_S0043887116000095

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ISSN

0043-8871

E-ISSN

1086-3338

DOI

10.1017/S0043887116000095

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