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Threshold and interaction effects in the trade, growth, and inequality relationship

Leyaro, Vincent - 2015

This paper examines the relationship between trade (exports), growth, and inequality, using a panel of 100 countries … over 30 years (1980 to 2010). As there is no clear theoretical relationship between trade (exports) and inequality, and as … of trade (exports) on growth. The findings are that in general trade openness advances growth while inequality reduces …

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An assessment of the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Kenya's trade

Were, Maureen; Ngoka, Kethi - 2022

We examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Kenya's foreign trade using quarterly trade data for the period 2019 … regional trade integration, is bound to boost exports and enhance resilience. …

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Aid and state transition in Ghana and South Korea

Kim, Jiyoung - 2013

This paper examines the questions of why and how foreign assistance was utilized successfully in South Korea but less so in Ghana, with a focus on the role of aid in the process of state building and state transition in these two countries. Before the 1960s, South Korea and Ghana shared...

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Asia and the world economy in historical perspective

Findlay, Ronald - 2018

This paper studies the political and economic evolution of trade and international relations of the nations and regions … Mongolica and overland trade during the Middle Ages; the European intrusion at the turn of the fifteenth century and the impact …

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Cultivating change: the long-term impact of forced labour in Mozambique

Bove, Margherita; Caeiro, Rute Martins; Coelho, Rachel; … - 2024

Following the abolition of slavery, various forms of compulsory labour were adopted by colonial powers to develop their economies. This paper analyses the contemporary consequences of compulsory cotton production-a forced labour system that operated in colonial Mozambique from 1926 to 1961....

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The legacy of coercive cotton cultivation in colonial Mozambique

Barros, Henrique; Caeiro, Rute Martins; Jones, Sam; … - 2024

We examine the long-term impact of forced labour on individual risk behaviour and economic decisions. For that, we focus on a policy of coercive cotton cultivation enforced in colonial Mozambique between 1926 and 1961. We combine archival sources about the boundaries of historical cotton...

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Global capitalism theory and the emergence of transnational elites

Robinson, William I. - 2010

The class and social structure of developing nations has undergone profound transformation in recent decades as each nation has incorporated into an increasingly integrated global production and financial system. National elites have experienced a new fractionation. Emergent...

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How does colonial origin matter for economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa?

Agbor, Julius A. - 2011

two key channels of transmission, namely education and trade. Thirty-six Sub-Saharan African countries during the period …

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Scoping of the Tunisian economy

Ayadi, Mohamed; Mattoussi, Wided - 2014

In this scooping paper on the Tunisian economy we review the historical background of the economy which has undergone substantial structural change since independence in 1956. In particular we emphasize that past record of consistent growth has often masked inequality, regional disparities and...

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Industries without smokestacks: Implications for Ethiopia's industrialization

Gebreeyesus, Mulu - 2017

Although the manufacturing sector is known to have a unique role in structural transformation, the industries without smokestacks that include tradable services (e.g., IT, tourism, transport), horticulture, and agro-industry can provide new opportunities for export development in low-income...

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