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A previous analysis of the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy of 22 Middle-Eastern and Sub …, determinants of the knowledge economy. To extend that study, this paper claims that globalization induces peace and stability …, which affects governance and through governance the knowledge economy. The claim addresses one weakness of previous research …
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academic circles. Against the background of growing political instability in Africa and the central role of the knowledge …/methodology/approach – We define lifelong learning as the combined knowledge acquired during primary, secondary and tertiary education … policy implications are discussed, inter alia: how the drive towards increasing the knowledge economy through lifelong …
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The policy debate has been shifting from the finance-growth nexus to the finance-inequality relationship. In the …
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We assess the correlations between intelligence and financial development in 123 countries using data averages from 2000-2010. Human capital is measured in terms of IQ, cognitive ability & cognitive skills, while financial development is appreciated both from financial intermediary and stock...
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Purpose – This paper examines whether initial levels in GDP growth, GDP per capita growth and inequality adjusted human …
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knowledge by means of scientific publications. Against this background, we model the obituary of scientific knowledge monopoly … obituary of scientific knowledge monopoly by developed countries is not in the near-horizon. Advanced nations that have … mastered the dynamics of knowledge monopoly will continue to lead the course of knowledge economy. Justifications for the …
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This study dissects with great acuteness some of the big questions on China-Africa relations in order to debunk burgeoning myths surrounding the nexus. It reviews a wealth of recent literature and presents the debate in three schools of thought. No substantial empirical evidence is found to...
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Purpose – The issue of which financial initial conditions are necessary to materialize the benefits of financial globalization remains open to debate in the literature. In this paper, we try to put some empirical structure on the concept of financial threshold conditions in order to give...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of policy options in financial dynamics (of money, credit, efficiency and size) on consumer prices. Soaring food prices have marked the geopolitical landscape of African countries in the past decade. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Our generation is experiencing the greatest demographic transition and Africa is at the center of it. There is mounting concern over corresponding rising unemployment and depleting per capita income. We examine the issues in this paper from a long-run perspective by assessing the relationships...
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