Brent Herbert-Copley
Biographic Data
| ID | 5796698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brent Herbert-Copley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brent |
| FAMILY NAME | Herbert-Copley |
| SIGNATURE | HERBERT-COPLEY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Development Research Centre |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Capture, Drift and Learning
This paper represents an attempt to examine in more detail the political and administrative constraints to effective state intervention in developing countries. In order to do so, it concentrates on two of the most frequently-mentioned barriers to effective intervention, which I have chosen to label “capture” (i.e., the tendency for rent-seeking behaviour to distort the distribution of gains from intervention) and “drift” (i.e., the tendency for …
Technical Change in African Industry
Recent debate on Africa's industrial development prospects emphasizes the critical importance of efforts to strengthen the technological capabilities of African enterprises. Unfortunately, there is as yet very little firm-level evidence on which to draw, particularly in comparison to scholarship on Latin American or Asian firms. In an attempt to respond to this gap, this article reviews a collection of case studies carried out by African research…
Technical change in Latin American manufacturing firms
Bridges of Hope
Canadian NGOs
Canadian NGOs
Bridges of Hope
Technical change in Latin American manufacturing firms
Technical Change in African Industry
Recent debate on Africa's industrial development prospects emphasizes the critical importance of efforts to strengthen the technological capabilities of African enterprises. Unfortunately, there is as yet very little firm-level evidence on which to draw, particularly in comparison to scholarship on Latin American or Asian firms. In an attempt to respond to this gap, this article reviews a collection of case studies carried out by African research…
Capture, Drift and Learning
This paper represents an attempt to examine in more detail the political and administrative constraints to effective state intervention in developing countries. In order to do so, it concentrates on two of the most frequently-mentioned barriers to effective intervention, which I have chosen to label “capture” (i.e., the tendency for rent-seeking behaviour to distort the distribution of gains from intervention) and “drift” (i.e., the tendency for …
Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · International Development and Aid (2 works) · Latin Americans (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works)