ABSTRACT
The world, of late, has seen a productivity slowdown. Many countries continue to recover from various shocks in the macro business environment, along with structural changes and inward looking policies. In contemporary times of growth slumps, various exits and protectionist regimes, this book engages with the study of productivity dynamics in the emerging and industrialized economies. The essays address the crucial aspects, such as the roles of human capital, investment accounting and datasets, that help understanding of productivity performance of global economy and its several regions.
This book will be of interest to academics, practitioners and professionals in the field of economic growth, productivity and development studies. This will also be an important reference on empirical industrial economics in both India and the world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|140 pages
Productivity and world economy
part II|358 pages
Productivity and growth – country experiences
chapter 8|30 pages
Declining rate of return on capital and the role of intangibles in Japan
chapter 9|45 pages
The industry-level productivity of Taiwan in 1981–2010
chapter 10|38 pages
Total factor productivity and the sources of Singapore’s economic growth
chapter 14|37 pages
Productivity slowdown in Brazil 2000–13
chapter 15|32 pages
Argentina growth failureArgentina growth failure
chapter 17|46 pages
What do we know about productivity in Arab economies
part III|115 pages
India in the new global order