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This open access book analyses the development problems of sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) from the eyes of a Korean diplomat … with knowledge of the economic growth Korea has experienced in recent decades. The author argues that Africa's development … Africa's problems are caused by a lack of leadership. In exploring an approach based on mind-set and nation-building, rather …
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This book provides an in-depth overview of the most salient aspects of development finance. It critically reviews the current state of relevant literature on this topic and assesses both the challenges and the opportunities presented by the various forms of finance for development. Chapters from...
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Timothy Besley brings together a set of essays on themes relevant to the study of economic development written by leading authors. It covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. In many cases, the authors bring new insights from empirical research in a range of economies
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This volume brings together some of the most influential scholars in development economics to explore how to improve the well-being of the poor, how to design effective structures and institutions for poverty reduction and what the role of economic, political and social dimensions are (and...
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This is the first biography of a world-famous pioneering development economist, Sir Hans W. Singer, who is better known throughout the developing world than any other economist, living or dead. It gives a detailed account of the way in which the 'twists of fate' led him to becoming a leading...
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them. In this book for investors, institutions, entrepreneurs, and everyone interested in the economic future of Africa … continent and identify the most important opportunities for impact investment impacting the future of Africa available today and …1. Introduction -- 2. Doing business in Africa: what to consider -- 3. How does impact investing scale down to ordinary …
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This open access book modifies and revitalizes the concept of the ‘developmental state’ to understand the politics of emerging economy through nuanced analysis on the roles of human agency in the context of structural transformation. In other words, there is a revived interest in the...
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Transfer and Agricultural Development: A Comparative Study of Asia and Africa(Keijiro Otsuka) -- 3 Southeast Asia and …, Industrial Development, and Structural Transformation in Asia and Africa (Yuki Higuchi and Go Shimada) -- 10 Transformation of … Rural Economies in Asia and Africa(Jonna P. Estudillo, Elyzabeth F. Cureg, and Keijiro Otsuka) -- 11 Agricultural Market …
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developed in the book, Jonker and Robinson outline the factors necessary in realizing Africa's Renaissance vision and the impact … will be of great value to economists, people who wish to do business in Africa, China-watchers, those who are following the … development and growth of Africa, and more. Kobus Jonker is a Professor in Business Strategy and International Business at the …
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