problem is at the heart of rational asymmetric development between rich and poor countries. Piketty has shown that inequality … African countries, inequality in development increases and African may not catch-up with the developed world. As an ideal … paradigms and underpinnings from Solow-Swan & Boyce-Fofack-Ndikumana. The central argument presented is that the inequality …

asymmetric development between rich and poor countries. Piketty has shown that inequality increases when the return on capital is …An April 2015 World Bank report on the Millennium Development Goal poverty target has revealed that extreme poverty has …-Swan and Boyce-Fofack-Ndikumana. The central argument presented is that the inequality problem is at the heart of rational …

The paper investigates the relationship between development, as measured by the GNI per capita and lived poverty in …

Purpose - Poverty and inequality undoubtedly remain substantial challenges to economic and human developments amid … piracy on inequality in Africa, we examine how a plethora of factors (IPRs laws, education & ICTs and government quality) are … instrumental in the piracy-inequality nexus. Design/methodology/approach - Two-Stage-Least Squares estimation approaches are …

which freedoms channels are poverty and inequality mitigated? With the instrumentality of formal institutions: (1) de jure …) political liberalization has a disequalizing effect and; (3) economic freedom has a positive (negative) effect on inequality … some channels of globalization on poverty (and inequality), formal institutions have the capacity to device policies that …

Financial development indicators are often applied to countries/regions without taking into account specific financial … development realities. Financial depth in the perspective of monetary base is not equal to liquid liabilities in every development … context. This paper introduces complementary indicators to the existing Financial Development and Structure Database (FDSD …

components in the development of the continent: law, democracy and quality of government. Political regimes of democracy, polity …

policy recommendation, the role of sound political institutions is crucial for financial development in Africa. Democracies … stock market development in the African continent. Originality/value - To the best of our knowledge this is the first paper … plagued many African countries and continue to pose a significant threat to financial market development. …