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From Flying Geese to Leading Dragons : New Opportunities and Strategies for Structural Transformation in Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorLin, Justin Yifu
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:02:58Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:02:58Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-01
dc.description.abstractEconomic development is a process of continuous industrial and technological upgrading in which any country, regardless of its level of development, can succeed if it develops industries that are consistent with its comparative advantage, determined by its endowment structure. The secret winning formula for developing countries is to exploit the latecomer advantage by building up industries that are growing dynamically in more advanced fast growing countries that have endowment structures similar to theirs. By following carefully selected lead countries, latecomers can emulate the leader-follower, flying-geese pattern that has served well successfully catching-up economies since the 18th century. The emergence of large middle-income countries such as China, India, and Brazil as new growth poles in the world, and their dynamic growth and climbing of the industrial ladder, offer an unprecedented opportunity to all developing economies with income levels currently below theirs --including those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Having itself been a "follower goose," China is on the verge of graduating from low-skilled manufacturing jobs and becoming a "leading dragon." That will free up nearly 100 million labor-intensive manufacturing jobs, enough to more than quadruple manufacturing employment in low-income countries. A similar trend is emerging in other middle-income growth poles. The lower-income countries that can formulate and implement a viable strategy to capture this new industrialization opportunity will set forth on a dynamic path of structural change that can lead to poverty reduction and prosperity.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5702
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3466
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5702
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVANCED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectADVANCED COUNTRY
dc.subjectADVANCED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL INTENSITY
dc.subjectCAPITAL RATIO
dc.subjectCLOSED ECONOMY
dc.subjectCOLONIALISM
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY EXPORTS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCREATION OF JOBS
dc.subjectCREDIT RATIONING
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCURRENCY APPRECIATION
dc.subjectDATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT CRISIS
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING REGIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOMES
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ECONOMY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMPETITION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC LITERATURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POWERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC TAKEOFF
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEMERGING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectEMERGING ECONOMY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL REGULARITIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTORS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKET
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROUP
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL POLICY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTANGIBLE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLARGE-SCALE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONG-TERM GROWTH
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURE
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET PARTICIPANTS
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectMULTIPLIER EFFECTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMY
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER PARITY
dc.subjectPRIMARY PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectRAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectRELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectRENT SEEKING
dc.subjectRICH COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSECTORAL COMPOSITION
dc.subjectSMALL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSMALL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectSTANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSURPLUS LABOR
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTHIRD WORLD
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVOLATILITY
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMIES
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD INVESTMENT REPORT
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.titleFrom Flying Geese to Leading Dragons : New Opportunities and Strategies for Structural Transformation in Developing Countriesen
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okr.crossref.titleFrom Flying Geese to Leading Dragons: New Opportunities and Strategies for Structural Transformation in Developing Countries
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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