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Botswana – A Modern Economic History : An African Diamond in the Rough
Hillbom, Ellen; Bolt, Jutta - 2018
“Many people have tried to draw lessons from Botswana’s apparent economic success, and linked it to unique features of the country’s history. In this book, Bolt and Hillbom have used detailed historical research to tell the story of that success, and suggest that it is perhaps not so...
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Emerging from an Entrenched Colonial Economy : New Zealand Primary Production, Britain and the EEC, 1945 - 1975
Hall, David - 2017
This book is a study of New Zealand shaking off its quasi-colonial dependence on Britain. Has New Zealand moved beyond its colonial heritage? Is it now time to remove the Union Jack from the national flag and change to a Republic? Hall analyses the three decades after World War II when changes...
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Economic Activities Under the Japanese Colonial Empire
Sawai, Minoru (ed.) - 2016
Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part Ⅰ: Problems of Economic Development in the Japanese Empire -- Chapter 2 The Formation of Capitalism in East Asia -- Chapter 3 The Shifting Axis of Specialization within the Japanese Empire: A Study of Railway Distribution of Cereals in Colonial Korea -- Chapter 4...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019880
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Rethinking Imperialism : A Study of Capitalist Rule
Milios, John; Sotiropoulos, Dimitris P. - 2009
This book aims at presenting and assessing imperialism as a theoretical concept. It aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation, focusing specifically on the tension between Marx's theoretical system of the Critique of Political Economy and the theories of capitalist expansion and domination.
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Regional Economic Integration in West Africa
Seck, Diéry - 2014
This book presents a number of key studies pertaining to the most pressing challenges of economic regional integration in West Africa. The issues of monetary coordination, foreign exchange volatility, taxation, savings and macroeconomic convergence are investigated from a regional perspective....
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Accelerated Economic Growth in West Africa
Seck, Diery (ed.) - 2016
The book provides a detailed analysis of the causes of West Africa’s current economic high-growth episode and proposes ways to extend it sustainably. It examines the potential role of regional integration through the establishment of a common currency union and of other policy options that can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014020239
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Private Sector Development in West Africa
Seck, Diéry - 2014
This book examines key determinants of private sector development in West Africa, putting special emphasis on government’s cardinal role in fostering and supporting entrepreneurship. Favorable macroeconomic conditions are identified and it is shown that adequate policies that contribute to...
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Distribution in Afrika : Distributionslogistik in Westafrika als Beispiel
Carlowitz, Philipp von - 2016
Einführung -- Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur in Sub-Sahara Afrika.- Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur in Westafrika … -- Sonstige Einflussfaktoren auf die Logistiksituation in Westafrika -- Erwartete Entwicklung der Rahmenbedingungen für Logistik … -- Implikationen für die Distributionslogistik in Westafrika -- Umgang mit der Distributionslogistiksituation in Westafrika …
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Wealth through Integration : Regional Integration and Poverty-Reduction Strategies in West Africa
Ayuk, Elias T. - 2013
Could regional integration be a first step toward joining the global market? In a context where liberalizing trade has not produced the expected gains in developing countries and growth in global trade has not led to the expected economic growth, an alternative solution has emerged. This new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013522985
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The House of Tata Meets the Second Industrial Revolution : An Institutional Analysis of Tata Iron and Steel Co. in Colonial India
Nomura, Chikayoshi - 2018
1 Introduction -- 2 The development of the modern business corporation in 19th century India: Building the foundations for the emergence of TISCO in the 20th century -- 3 TISCO during the decade of the 1900s: The Formation period -- 4 Initial failure to produce competitive steel, capitalization...
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