The spread of manufacturing to the periphery 1870-2007: eight stylized facts

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 provide answers to the following questions. When and where did rapid industrial growth begin in...

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Main Authors: O'Rourke, K, Benetrix, A, Williamson, J
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2012