Local Content Requirements
Local Content Requirements

Author: Lili Yan Ing

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-11-06

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1003806937

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As anti-globalization and geopolitical tensions continue to rise, the use of local content requirements (LCRs) around the world has become more noticeable than ever before. The reasons for adopting LCRs range from ensuring domestic supply availability, job creation, and increasing value added to safeguarding national security. Ing and Grossman examine country-specific as well as firm-product level exercises to explain how LCRs reduce fair competition, resulting in lower trade and productivity, which ultimately lowers world economic output and overall human welfare. Countries around the world are investigated with specific attention to the US, China, Indonesia, and resource-intensive countries, including mining-intensive ones. The book also presents product- and firm-level analyses, answering the question of why countries adopted LCRs and how LCRs actually affect the world economy. This book is a useful resource that will interest policymakers, researchers, and advanced undergraduates interested in international trade, industrial policy, political economy, labour economics, and development economics.

LOCAL CONTENT UNVEILED
LOCAL CONTENT UNVEILED

Author: Rotimi Olagbaye

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2024-07-24

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Local Content: Unlocking the Potential for Sustainable Development in Developing Nations Developing nations are richly endowed with natural resources, cultural heritage, and untapped potential. However, they struggle with inadequate basic amenities, unemployment, and uneven development. Despite decades of foreign exploitation and exploration, local populations have not fully benefited from their resources. This book, “Local Content Unveiled,” aims to bridge this gap by providing a comprehensive exploration of local content principles, insightful case studies, and real-world examples. It seeks to equip government officials, policymakers, professionals, students, and stakeholders with the knowledge to harness local content effectively. By embracing local content principles, developing nations can: - Maximize economic benefits from natural resources - Develop in-country capacities and skills - Foster sustainable development and GDP growth - Create jobs and stimulate local economies - Improve social amenities and infrastructure This book serves as a beacon, guiding stakeholders towards a more holistic and inclusive approach to development, empowering local economies, and unlocking the transformative power of local content.

Multinationals, Local Capacity Building and Development
Multinationals, Local Capacity Building and Development

Author: Xiaolan Fu

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1788113586

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Drawing on original research, Multinationals, Local Capacity Building and Development presents an extensive analysis of MNEs in Africa, taking Ghana as a case study, and broaching subject matter previously unaddressed in the field. Looking at MNEs impacts – both positive and negative – this book examines skill transfer from foreign management to local workers, the impact of MNEs on the improvement of local production capabilities, as well as their contributions to sustainable development goals.

Infrastructure Delivery Systems
Infrastructure Delivery Systems

Author: Bankole Osita Awuzie

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9811372918

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This book provides a framework for governing policy implementation by various stakeholders during the delivery of infrastructure projects. This framework relies on the tenets of the Viable Systems Model (VSM), a systems cybernetic model that enjoys a high level of acceptance in organizational analysis. The book presents a step-by-step guide for the multi-level governance of implementation during project delivery. Although the book focuses on the context of local content development policy and construction projects (infrastructure), it is presented in a manner that allows it to be adapted to other policies and sectors. The book includes a step-by-step methodology for assessing policy implementation in project or policy delivery systems. In addition, it shares insights into the probable challenges faced by the actors within the delivery system in achieving optimal implementation performance. Critical success factors are also highlighted, and illustrative diagrams of the framework are provided to facilitate understanding. The book is logically structured and presented in a straightforward manner. Also, the transposition of the VSM from a conventional organizational context to a multi-organizational context will appeal to readers with a background in systems thinking, monitoring or evaluation.

Annual Report
Annual Report

Author: Raw Materials Research and Development Council (Nigeria)

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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The Uruguay Round and the Developing Countries
The Uruguay Round and the Developing Countries

Author: Will Martin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-12-12

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9780521586016

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The shift in orientation toward relatively open trading systems was reflected in the attitudes and participation of developing countries in the Uruguay Round. They involved themselves fully in formulating the rules of the new trading system, and also made significant offers both in the conventional area of reducing tariff protection on manufactures trade, and in the "new" areas, such as trade in services, trade in agriculture, and trade-related intellectual property.

Biobased Industrial Products
Biobased Industrial Products

Author: Committee on Biobased Industrial Products

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2000-03-01

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0309521858

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Petroleum-based industrial products have gradually replaced products derived from biological materials. However, biologically based products are making a comeback--because of a threefold increase in farm productivity and new technologies. Biobased Industrial Products envisions a biobased industrial future, where starch will be used to make biopolymers and vegetable oils will become a routine component in lubricants and detergents. Biobased Industrial Products overviews the U.S. land resources available for agricultural production, summarizes plant materials currently produced, and describes prospects for increasing varieties and yields. The committee discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines proven and potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications. The committee also illustrates the developmental dynamics of biobased products through existing examples, as well as products still on the drawing board, and it identifies priorities for research and development.