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1
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This occurs when the public sector policies do not accomplish their
intended purpose.

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Ineffectiveness

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Characteristics of the population such as size, race, age, sex, income,
language, occupation and so forth.

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Demographics

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3
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When people can trade with people in other countries, free of any
restraints that governments or other regulators impose.

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Free-trade

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4
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The difference between merchandise imports and exports.

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Trade balance

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5
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The economic policy implemented by the democratic government of
South Africa to reform the social and economic environment inherited from the previous government.

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Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)

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6
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Government initiatives that aim to improve how the government functions in targeted spatial locations that have the greatest potential for economic growth.

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Spatial Development Initiative (SDI)

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7
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The channel trough which household savings are channelled.

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Financial market

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8
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A situation where individuals still benefit from a good or service even if they do not pay for it.

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Free riding

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Policy focusing on diversification and expansion of manufacturing to make economies less dependent on foreign countries.

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Import substitution

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10
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Increased economic integration leading to cultural and economic
harmony.

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Globalisation

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A track of land that forms a passageway allowing access from one area to another.

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Corridor

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12
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The distance in output between the peak and trough of a business
cycle.

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Amplitude

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Restrictions of government on the purchase or sale of foreign currencies by private residents.

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Exchange controls

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14
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A ban on exports and imports

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Embargo

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15
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This approach refers to increasing the production capacity to contribute to economic growth.

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Supply side approach

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16
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The Keynesians hold the view that markets are inherently unstable and use this explanation for business cycle fluctuations.

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Endogenous

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17
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The proportion of disposable income which a household wishes to spend.

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Autonomous consumption

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18
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Infrastructure and investments that improve the overall welfare of society.

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Social capital

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19
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The sum of the incomes of all resident institutional units or sectors.

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National income

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20
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A curve which shows the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue.

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Laffer curve

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21
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The institution responsible for adjusting interest rates in South Africa.

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SARB

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22
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The removal of unnecessary regulations and laws that advances operation of free markets.

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Deregulation

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23
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Limits put on the supply of goods and services.

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Qoutas

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24
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A composite statistic of life expectancy, education and income indexes that is used to rank countries’ human development.

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Human Development Index.

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25
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Method of production by adding the final value of all goods and services.

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Production method

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26
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Point on the business cycle where the economic performance is at its
lowest.

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Trough

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27
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The transfer of functions and ownership from the private to the public sector

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Nationalisation

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28
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The process by which the standard of living improves.

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Economic development

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29
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Discretionary changes in monetary and fiscal policy to try to change the
level of aggregate demand.

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Demand side policies

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30
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The index that measures prices of locally produced goods when they
leave the factory.

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Producer Price Index

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31
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A small initial change in spending leads to a greater than proportional increase
in the national income.

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Multiplier

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32
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Everyone can use these goods whether they are prepared to pay for them or not.

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Community goods

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33
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A cash incentive granted for skills development

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Skills Support Programme

34
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An indication of the general direction of the economy

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Trendline

35
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The action by the South African Reserve Bank to occasionally change the balance that banks are required to maintain.

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Cash reserve requirement

36
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A deliberate downward adjustment to the value of a country’s currency, relative to another currency

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Devaluation

37
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A government policy that uses government expenditure and taxes to influence economic activity

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Fiscal policy

38
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The total market value of all final goods and services produced by permanent citizens of a country within a specific period

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Gross National Product

39
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When resources are allocated in such a way that no one can be made better off without making someone else worse off

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Pareto efficiency

40
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Compares a country’s export prices with its import prices by means of indexes

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Terms of trade

41
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Selling goods in a foreign market at prices that are below the cost of production in the country of origin

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Dumping

42
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The number of employed persons expressed as a percentage of the economically active population

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Employment rate

43
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A representation of the economy showing how the economic participants interact with one another

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Circular flow

44
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Goods provided by the state which would be undersupplied if entirely left to market forces

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Merit goods

45
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An increase in a country’s real gross domestic product

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Economic growth

46
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Labour force between the ages of 15 and 65 who are willing and able to supply labour for the production of goods and services

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Economically active population

47
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The actual price paid by consumers for goods and services including taxes less subsidies

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Market price

48
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Government’s aim is to increase economic growth without increasing inflation

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The new economic paradigm

49
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The government department that oversees the collection, management and expenditure of public revenue

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Department of finance

50
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Countries that are transitioning from the “developing” phase to the “developed” phase

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Emerging markets/economies

51
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Support regional and national economic development and address service delivery in the poorest and least competent provinces

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Strategic integrated projects

52
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The labour force divided by the total working-age population

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Labour force participation rate

53
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Economic indicators that move at the same time as aggregate economic activities

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Coincident Indicators

54
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An indication of the general direction of the economy

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Trend

55
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The loss of an alternative in order to pursue a certain action

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Opportunity cost

56
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A nationwide government intervention to create employment using labour-intensive methods, and to give people the skills they can use to find jobs.

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Expanded Public Works Programme

57
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An institution established to facilitate international trade and ensure a strong system of trade and payments that is open to all countries

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International Monetary Fund

58
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Percentage of the working-age population who rely on those that are working.

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Dependency rate

59
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Value of all final goods and services produced by permanent citizens of the country over a specified period.

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Gross national products

60
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The action by the South African Reserve Bank to occasionally change the balance that banks are required to maintain.

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Cash reserve requirements

61
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When a country can produce specific goods and services at lower average cost than other countries.

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Comparative advantage

62
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The tax charged on an individual’s personal assets such as properties and shares.

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wealth tax

63
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The policy implemented by the South Africa Reserve Bank to influence the economy.

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Monetary policy

64
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The decrease in the value of a currency due to market forces.

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Depreciation

65
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The use of different policies that are aimed at encouraging industrial investment and efficiency.

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Industrial development

66
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An economy that includes the foreign sector

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Open economy

67
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Measures the vertical difference between a trough and the trend line and between the peak and the trend line

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Amplitude

68
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Seeks to provide the disadvantaged and the poor with access to land for residential and productive purposes

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Land redistribution

69
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The state promotes domestic production of surpluses to increase exports and by mentoring changes in exchange rates.

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Balance of payments equilibrium

70
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The flow of goods, services and factors of production between households and businesses

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Real flow

71
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Business cycles that are caused by changes in construction activities, lasting for 15 to 20 years

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Kuznets

72
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Infrastructure and investment that improve the overall welfare of society

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Social infrastructure

73
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Measures the number of children that die before the age of one year

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Infant mortality

74
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A summary of the value of different leading indicators into a single value

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Composite indicator

75
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An economy that excludes the foreign sector

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Closed

76
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A transfer of functions and ownership from the public sector to the private sector

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Privatisation

77
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An increase in the price of a currency in terms of another currency due to market forces

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Appreciation

78
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When a country involved in international trade, produces more output than other countries given the same input

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Absolute advantage

79
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A document that details expected revenue and projected expenditure for the next fiscal year

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National budget

80
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Tax systems where low-income earners pay higher tax rates while high-income earners pay lower tax rates

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Regressive

81
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The provision of incentives to encourage local businesses to produce goods to sell to other countries

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Export promotion

82
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The industrial development strategy that focuses on improving the competitiveness in manufacturing by considering input prices and technology.

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Integrated Manufacturing Strategy