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Institutions in African history and development: A review essay
Fenske, James - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
they took the shapes they did before colonial rule, and why they matter to Africa today. …
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Education as a driver of income inequality in twentieth-century Africa
Van Leeuwen, Bas; van Leeuwen-Li, Jieli; Foldvari, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In this paper, we address the issue of how education affected income inequality in twentieth-century Africa. Three … the long-run education does not affect income growth, indicating that in twentieth-century Africa it was inspiration (i … determining income inequality in Africa. Taking an example from the end of the twentieth century, if educational equality had been …
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Assessing the Impact of Ease of Doing Business and Corruption on Economic Growth for Africa Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) Member States
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2018
A positive economic growth is one crucial macroeconomic objective of every nation. Many countries have formed regional as well as international trading blocs in an attempt to enhance economic growth and maximise welfare of each member state, the AFTZ member states are not an exception. This...
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Análisis del Gasto Público Social en el Presupuesto Nacional 2010
Cogliandro, Gisell; Ariel, Melamud - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The National Budget has a key role as an instrument of funds allocation for different social priorities and resources redistribution with localized impact in the provinces. The main objective of Social Public Expenditure (GPS) is to promote the access of most vulnerable social groups to quality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526958
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Социальный контроль: сущность и роль в современном обществе
Kuznetsova, E.M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The article is about the specifics of social control as a social phenomenon. The author analyzes as social control historically was changing, as approaches to its definition, its types, methods, the system of sanctions were changing also. Particular attention is paid to identifying the sources...
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Industrial energy from water-mills in the European economy, 5th to 18th Centuries: the limitations of power,
Munro, John H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
natural energy into mechanical power. The classic study, as a monograph in technological and engineering history, is Terry S …. Reynolds, Stronger than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical Water Wheel (Baltimore and London, 1983). Indeed he has … the application of water-mills, their impact on European economic history up to the Industrial Revolution era, in those …
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Copper and Foreign Investment: The development of the mining industry in Cyprus during the great depression
Apostolides, Alexander - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper evaluates the impact of the rapid growth of mining on the Cypriot economy during the period 1921-1938, with … special focus on the expansion of copper sulphate mining. During this period the industry was transformed by companies such as … the Cyprus Mining Corporation (CMC) and this affected the whole economy and society. The island was for the first time …
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Naxal problem in India an economic analysis
Pradhan, Raj Kishor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
India, having one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and being the most populous democratic country, has great potential to become a future superpower. However, in this increasingly globalised environment, India faces several threats to its security. The Naxalites has been identified...
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The international mercury cartel, 1928-1949
López-Morell, Miguel A.; Segreto, Luciano - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Mercury has been one of the most persistent cases in contemporary history of international market regulations and this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259118
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Causes of Financial Crises Past and Present: The Role of the This Time is Different Syndrome
Reinhart, Carmen; Rogoff, Kenneth - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In this note, we attempt to place the question of how we got to the global financial crisis that began as the US Subprime debacle in the summer of 2007 in the context of an international and historical comparative setting. It is of some poignancy that the “we” here refers to the wealthiest...
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