The paper is an attempt to observe the effects of the development of rent-seeking or lobbying groups on the growth pace … fostering or inhibiting most of the developing countries’ long-run growth levels. In addition to the vast literature on the … examples of the literature on lobbying and its effects on growth. Taking from Mancur Olson’s inspiring book, The Rise and …

This article outlines work in progress on a study of technological choice in the context of North-South development …

economic growth process halted. This paper traces the extent of Liberia’s collapse, and examines the patterns of post … faced by Liberia in strengthening rapid, inclusive, and sustained economic growth and how these challenges were converted … pace for sustainable economic growth in Liberia. Because of these steps, the economic growth, which was very low before …

Trends in Globalization’ website (http://ablog.typepad.com/), the paper analyzes growth in four types of country typified by … the EU, the USA, India, and China. The fastest growth has been registered in China, which has followed a policy of … expansionary money with strong banking controls, combined with an investment-led stimulus. Strong growth has also however been …

development addressing three fundamental structural problems: (1) In what technologies should a modernising, developmental … strategy focus? (2) What is the relation between economic and human development and how can the latter be assured by the course … reduce the consumption of resources, with all the attendant risks that beset modern development strategies including …

Zak & Knack (2001) demonstrate that interpersonal trust substantially impacts economic growth, and that sufficient … interpersonal trust is necessary for economic development. To investigate the ability of policy-makers to affect trust levels, this … for trust-raising policies when policy-makers seek to stimulate economic growth. Policies examined include those that …