The spread of manufacturing to the poor periphery 1870–2007

This paper documents industrial output growth around the poor periphery (Latin America, the European periphery, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa) between 1870 and 2007. We find that although the roots of rapid peripheral industrialization stretch into the late 19th cent...

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Main Authors: O'Rourke, K, Bénétrix, A, Williamson, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Springer US 2014