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This special section aims to advance scholarship on well-being and happiness in Africa. The section covers theoretical, conceptual and empirical contributions which address relevant areas that enhance extant knowledge on linkages between poverty, happiness and well-being in Africa.
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The nexus of population dynamics and environmental degradation has been discussed widely in the extant literature. Most … population-environmental degradation hypothesis for five populous African countries (DR Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa …-ARDL) was employed to assess the relationship among the data - ecological footprint per capita (ECFP), population growth rate …
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This study examines how income-driven governance affects inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data …) governances. The main finding is that "middle income"-driven governance has a higher effect on inclusive human development than … "low income"-driven governance. Policy implications are discussed in the light of: (i) the contemporary relevance of …
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Empirical evidence for the compensation hypothesis holds that trade openness independent of income risk has no … relationship between openness, income risk, terms of trade volatility and income per capita on government size in each of the 5 … effects of income per capita on government size for each country and some evidence of the mitigating and cushioning effects of …
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those in the low-income strata and by what mechanisms? We survey about 170 recently published papers to provide recent …
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This study examines the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary gender equality. Previous studies reveal the persistence of the effects of historical diseases on innovation, through the channel of culture. Drawing on the Parasite-Stress Theory, we propose a...
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This paper forwards the view that some aspects of African culture enhance economic development on the continent while other aspects tend to constrain development. By drawing on the extant literature on culture and development, the paper discusses the manner in which economic activities are...
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The overarching question tackled in this paper is: to what degree has financial development contributed to providing opportunities of human development for those on low-incomes and by what information technology mechanisms? We survey about 180 recently published papers to provide recent...
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The overarching question tackled in this paper is: to what degree has financial development contributed to providing opportunities of human development for those on low-incomes and by what information technology mechanisms? We systematically review about 180 recently published papers to provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998250
This paper cuts adrift the mainstream approach to the legal-origins debate on the law-growth nexus by integrating both overall economic and human components in our understanding of how regulation quality and the rule of law lie at the heart of economic and inequality adjusted human developments....
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