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The Securitization of Foreign Aid
Brown, Stephen (ed.); Grävingholt, Jörn (ed.) - 2016
Security concerns increasingly influence foreign aid: how Western countries give aid, to whom and why. With contributions from experts in the field, this book examines the impact of security issues on six of the world's largest aid donors, as well as on key crosscutting issues such as gender...
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Financing Sustainable Development in Africa
Efobi, Uchenna R. (ed.); Asongu, Simplice (ed.) - 2018
This edited volume provides a critical evaluation of financing options for sustainable development in Africa. While sustainability has long been the watchword for development programs, and while many African countries have taken initiatives to develop integrated frameworks that tackle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397629
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Foreign Capital Flows and Economic Development in Africa : The Impact of BRICS versus OECD
Tiruneh, Esubalew Alehegn (ed.); Wamboye, Evelyn (ed.) - 2017
1. Exploring the Nature, Motives, and Implications of Foreign Capital in Africa -- 2. The Impact of China and South … Africa in Urban Africa -- 3. China's Financial and Aid Flows into Africa and their Effects -- 4. Enhancing the Impact of … International Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa: The EU versus China -- 14. Changing International Trade Linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa …
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Western Financial Assistance to the Developing World : Perceptions of the Power Imbalance and its Impact on Fiscal Terms
Spencer, Chuku-Dinka R. - 2016
This unconventional book addresses the imbalance of power between countries that give and receive funds for international financial development, with particular attention to the outcomes and impacts of this imbalance on recipient countries. It provides an in-depth analysis of the perceptions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398147
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Multinationale Unternehmen und die "Base of the Pyramid" : Neue Perspektiven von Corporate Citizenship und Nachhaltiger Entwicklung
Hahn, Rüdiger (contributor) - 2009
Grundlegung -- Terminologische und konzeptionelle Grundlagen -- Vertiefung des Modells nachhaltiger Austauschrelationen -- Multinationale Unternehmen an der BoP: Reflexionen im Lichte von Corporate Citizenship -- Empirische Relevanz der behandelten Konzepte an der BoP -- Konklusion und Ausblick.
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Mobilising Capital for Emerging Markets : What Can Structured Finance Contribute?
Köhn, Doris - 2011
Securitization: Wonder Drug or Financial Alchemy? -- Mobilising Capital for the Poor - How Does Structured Finance Fit in Emerging Markets? -- The Role of Public and Private Investors for Structured Finance in Emerging Markets -- Structured Finance - Mobilising New Means to Attract Capital --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014015358
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The Value Chain of Foreign Aid : Development, Poverty Reduction, and Regional Conditions
Schabbel, Christian (contributor) - 2007
This book assesses the prospects of official development assistance (ODA) for poverty reduction. It analyzes the entire value chain of ODA, including provision, allocation and utilization. Within each of these components, coverage examines scope and limits of aid. The horizontal interactions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520668
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AIDS and Aid : A Public Good Approach
Sonntag, Diana - 2010
The Challenge: A Transnational Response to HIV/AIDS -- Profiling the Provision Status of Health-Promoting Public Goods Against AIDS -- International Transfers -- Regional Constraints and HIV/AIDS -- Summary and Concluding Remarks
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521335
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Poverty Reduction and Beyond : Development Strategies for Low-Income Countries
Shiraishi, Takashi (ed.); Yamagata, Tatsufumi (ed.);  … - 2009
This book highlights strategies for poverty reduction in developing countries, with emphasis on the power of the market mechanism and vigor of the private sector, focusing ODA on a few longer term challenges and leveraging advances in technology to the fullest, and underlining the importance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053824
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The Basel Capital Accords in Developing Countries : Challenges for Development Finance
Gottschalk, Ricardo (ed.) - 2010
This book is about the new capital adequacy framework - known as Basel II - approved by the Basel Committee in 2004. It aims to discuss Basel II implementation in different categories of developing countries, including emerging market economies, such as Brazil and low-income countries such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053851