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Conflict and entrepreneurial activity in Afghanistan : findings from the national risk vulnerability assessment data
Ciarli, Tommaso; Parto, Saeed; Savona, Maria - 2010
The paper examines the relationship between conflict and entrepreneurial activity in Afghanistan, drawing upon a unique data set, the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment household survey 2005. Afghanistan is severely underdeveloped and poor. Conflict has persisted in vast swathes of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008660879
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Growth of African economies : productivity, policy syndromes, and the importance of institutions
Fosu, Augustin Kwasi - 2013
poor growth in sub-Saharan Africa during post-independence. The current article employs the unique data and insights …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009690745
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Aid, political business cycles and growth in Africa
Chiripanhura, Blessing M.; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2014
This paper develops a model of opportunistic behaviour in which an incumbent government resort to expansionary fiscal and/or monetary stimuli to foster economic growth and thus, maximize the probability of re-election. Using a panel dataset of 51 African countries covering the period 1980 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010425074
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It worked in China, so why not in Africa? : the political economy challenge of special economic zones
Farole, Thomas; Moberg, Lotta - 2014
African countries have sought to replicate the success of East Asia by implementing special economic zones. Despite decades of international experience, there remains no blueprint for successful special economic zone policies, and the majority of special economic zones fall well below...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434534
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Natural resources, institutions, and economic transformation in Mozambique
Macuane, José Jaime; Muianga, Carlos - 2020
In the light of Mozambique's natural resources boom-especially its large-scale investments in mining, oil, and gas-this paper analyses the prospects for the extractive industries to contribute to economic transformation from an institutional perspective. To this purpose, we address the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012301838
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Informal institutions, transaction risk, and firm productivity in Myanmar
Danquah, Michael; Sen, Kunal - 2020
In many low-income transition countries, where formal institutions such as courts do not function effectively, informal institutions are often used by firms to minimize transaction risks. We examine the role of informal institutions, in the forms of relational contracting and social networks, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012216455
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Thirty years in Africa's development : from structural adjustment to structural transformation?
Addison, Tony - 2015
Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the … manufacturing and service clusters, Africa is yet to follow East Asia in integrating with the global economy in ways that add value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396968
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Capacity development for the transformation of Africa
Léautier, Frannie A. - 2014
expended to develop capacity in Africa with mixed results. This paper provides a working definition of capacity that is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010253380
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Sectoral shifts and labour market outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
Jobe, Amie M.; Ricciuti, Roberto - 2023
transformation in Africa, focusing on sectoral output shares, sectoral employment shares, and the relative labour productivity of … sectors. We find that Africa is gradually advancing towards structural transformation but at a very slow speed. The empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014427588
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Tourism global value chains and Africa
Daly, Jack; Gereffi, Gary - 2017
As Africa continues to attract record numbers of international arrivals, there are industry undercurrents that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011592934