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The Ali (2013, EB) findings on the nexuses among institutions, finance and investment could have an important influence … finance and institutions because they are less realistic to developing countries to which the resulting policy implications … why the Acemoglu & Johnson (2005) justification provided for the measurement of property rights institutions (PRI) is …
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Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the...
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Edited by Augustin K. Fosu Routledge Studies in Development Economics, 2015, pp. 393 (Hardcover). Reviewed by Simplice A. Asongu African Governance and Development Institute P.O. Box 8413, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Purpose – The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by … institutions to promote investment on the one hand and fighting financial allocation inefficiency by mitigating surplus liquidity … issues on the other hand. Originality/value – The paper extends the debate on the substitution of finance and institutions in …
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Africa remains the most affected by environmental degradation, thereby exacerbating the negative effect of climate … change in the region. Little empirical credence has been leaned to the institutions-environmental sustainability relationship … in Africa. This omission in the literature of environmental sustainability is abysmal, considering the role of …
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The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions and measurement of property rights institutions. We assess … the relationships between various components of property rights institutions and private investment, notably: political …, activity and size are also investigated. The findings provide support for the quality of institutions as a better positive …
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in the structural relations between varied causative factors is more pronounced in Africa where conditions for growth and … determinant of financial development in Africa could have culminated into the misalignment of the continent financialisation … reach conclusions that can redefine policy and research on Africa's financialisation objectives. We compared result along …
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This study assesses dynamics of openness and finance in Africa by integrating financial development dynamics of depth …
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create an enabling environment for more extensive and responsible business of Multinational Corporation in sub-Saharan Africa …
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