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State fragility, rent seeking and lobbying: evidence from African data
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Simplice, Asongu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 10, pp. 1016-1030
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the determinants of state fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using hitherto unexplored variables in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The previously missing dimension of nation building is integrated and the hypothesis of state...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807857
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Neglected dimensions of development: inequality, conflict and aid
Gounder, Rukmani - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) January, pp. 60-76
nature of ethnic diversity and land issues in Fiji provides an insight not only of ethnic conflict, but also of the role of … aid to solve conflict. A discussion on ethnicity and being equal in the market relates to the reason for equality before … identity. The analysis indicates the role foreign aid can play to achieve stability and avoid ethnic conflict for growth in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081250
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Co-operation and conflict between firms, communities, new social movements and the role of government v. Cerro De San Pedro case
Vargas-Hernández, José G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) May, pp. 320-344
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyze relationships of cooperation and conflict between a mining company and …/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on the co-operation and conflict between firms, communities, new social movements and the role of … government. Findings – The presence of the mining company has caused a severe social conflict among the inhabitants of San Pedro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081261
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Emotional outcomes of Ugandan SME buyer-supplier contractual conflicts
Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) January, pp. 125-141
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a multilevel investigation of the existence and relationship between severity of buyer-supplier contractual conflicts, emotional outcomes and disengagement behaviour arising out of the contractual disputes in Ugandan small to medium-sized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421149
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Conflict and human security in the North Rift and North Eastern Kenya
Kumssa, Asfaw; Jones, John F.; Williams, James Herbert - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) September, pp. 1008-1020
address the human security concerns arising out of conflict, displacement, migration and poverty. The people who live in the … resources and conflict between refugees and local communities. Findings – Seeking access to water and green pastures, the nomads … UN project seeks an empirical understanding of the causes of conflict and ways to build the capacity of a vulnerable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005005734
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Destabilising identity structures: The impacts of domestic and international policy programs in the 1994 Rwanda genocide
Ballet, Jerome; Mahieu, Francois-Regis; Radja, Katia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) February, pp. 37-52
Purpose – To analyze the impact of policy on people's identities, and the conflicts which can result from this. Design/methodology/approach – The case of the Rwanda genocide is used to examine identity disturbances related to policies. Findings – Identity adjustments generated by policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047690
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Aid type and its relationship with human well being
Gani, Azmat; Clemes, Michael D. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 6, pp. 666-678
This paper examines the effects of foreign aid type on human well being. Cross‐country regressions revealed aid for education and water to be positively correlated with human well being in low‐income countries while aid for education and health are positively correlated with human well being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805132
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Neglected dimensions of development: inequality, conflict and aid
Gounder, Rukmani - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 1/2, pp. 60-76
nature of ethnic diversity and land issues in Fiji provides an insight not only of ethnic conflict, but also of the role of … aid to solve conflict. A discussion on ethnicity and being equal in the market relates to the reason for equality before … identity. The analysis indicates the role foreign aid can play to achieve stability and avoid ethnic conflict for growth in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805255
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Destabilising identity structures
Ballet, Jérôme; Mahieu, François‐Régis; Radja, Katia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 1/2, pp. 37-52
Purpose – To analyze the impact of policy on people's identities, and the conflicts which can result from this. Design/methodology/approach – The case of the Rwanda genocide is used to examine identity disturbances related to policies. Findings – Identity adjustments generated by policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805371
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Co‐operation and conflict between firms, communities, new social movements and the role of government v. Cerro De San Pedro case
Vargas‐Hernández, José G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 5, pp. 320-344
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyze relationships of cooperation and conflict between a mining company and …/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on the co‐operation and conflict between firms, communities, new social movements and the role of … government. Findings – The presence of the mining company has caused a severe social conflict among the inhabitants of San Pedro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805388