. It empirically assesses the incidence of piracy on the Human Development Index (HDI) and its constituents and then the …This paper examines two dimensions of the software piracy-development nexus to complement existing formal literature …: (1) software piracy has a negative incidence on inequality adjusted human development; (2) the unappealing effect of …

. Usage of the inequality adjusted human development index first published in 2010, corrects past works of the bulk of …Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of trade and financial globalization on human development … in 52 African countries using updated data (1996-2010) and a new indicator of human development (adjusted for inequality …

is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …In examining some big questions on African development, we provide evidence that dynamics of some development … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 …

Hitherto financial drivers of human development have been unexplored by the UNDP. This paper assesses determinants of … human development from financial dynamics of depth, efficiency, size and activity on data from 38 developing countries … human development, financial allocation efficiency significantly undermines welfare. As a policy implication results do not …

growth and human development beyond the mechanisms of law. Our results support the current consensus that, English common …-law countries provide for better legal systems that improve conditions for economic growth and human development than French civil … of law and quality of regulation as channels to economic growth and human development. …

In this paper, we revisit the relationship between governance and human development in Africa during the period 2010 … development and governance quality. Our empirical findings support that in Africa, "good fences make good neighbours" or proximity … matters in the distribution of human development. Implications are discussed. …

development index. All dimensions of the Financial Development and Structure Database (FDSD) of the World Bank are considered. The …This study investigates direct and indirect linkages between financial development and inclusive human development in … main finding is that financial dynamics of depth, activity and size improve inclusive human development, whereas the …

The study examines the effect of software piracy on inclusive human development in 11 African countries for which … variable. The modeling exercise is based on the inequality adjusted human development (IHDI) and its constituents. The … constituents. Within this framework, the positive relationship between inclusive human development and software piracy is driven by …

, Generalized Method of Moments and Tobit regressions. The dependent variable is the inequality adjusted human development index …This study investigates direct and indirect linkages between financial development and inclusive human development in …. All dimensions of the Financial Development and Structure Database (FDSD) of the World Bank are considered. The main …

transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of a knowledge economy in 21st century development and catch-up processes … between the doctoral education, innovation, technology transfer and development catch-up. Implications for scientific research … policies in the light of contemporary challenges to African development are discussed. …