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Slaves and slavery in Muslim Africa
Willis, John Ralph (contributor) - 1985
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000688942
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Commercial benefits of social entrepreneurship
Meewella, John; Sandhu, Maqsood - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 3, pp. 340-357
Research within social entrepreneurship traditionally operates in the social domain and lacks direct commercial attributes. The aim of this paper is to highlight that social entrepreneurship can be utilised within commercial context. Article attempts to clarify social entrepreneurship relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010816963
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Oil spills: are corporations responsible for protecting the environment? USA and Africa
Wrigley, Eric - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 3 (2014) 3, pp. 237-253
The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: are corporations responsible for protecting the environment? In order to answer this question, this paper addresses the following topics: major oil spills, corporate social responsibility, corporate social irresponsibility,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944906
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Ebb and flow? Co-integration with structural breaks between emerging markets in the EMEA and USA
Mandaci, Pinar Evrim; Torun, Erdost - In: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging … 3 (2010) 1, pp. 16-32
the USA over the period 1995-2008 using monthly data. We only find a long-run relationship between stock indices of Israel … and the USA. …
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Africa does not need IFRS
Sy, Aida; Tinker, Tony - In: African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance 2 (2013) 1, pp. 1-8
A great deal of hype surrounds the so-called revolution in accounting standard setting. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) enterprise aims to introduce a single global accounting and financial reporting language that would standardise reporting practices throughout the globe....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010682890
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From Exxon Valdez to Oriental Nicety: African environmental issues, accounting and corporate responsibilities
Sy, Aida; Tinker, Tony - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 2 (2013) 3, pp. 189-203
This paper investigates the environmental issues caused by the oil exploitations in the US India and in Africa. The paper deals with several questions. Who should be held accountable? What are the roles of the oil companies? What is the responsibility of regulators and governments? How should we...
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Velike sile i Afrika : kinesko-sovjetsko-američki trokut
Višnar, Fran - In: Razvoj : časopis za probleme društveno-ekonomskog … 2 (1985) 2, pp. 217-231
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Slavery, Statehood and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bezemer, Dirk; Bolt, Jutta; Lenzink, Robert - African Economic History Network - 2012
This paper addresses the long-term impact of Sub-Saharan Africa’s indigenous systems of slavery on its political and … develop a theory to account for this based on the framework proposed by North et al. (2009), where indigenous slavery may have … indigenous slavery is robustly and negatively associated with the quality of governance and with current income levels. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896617
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Globalization and the Economics of African Slavery in Arabia in the Age of Empire
Hopper, Matthew S. - In: Journal of African Development 12 (2010) 1
early-twentieth centuries. The existing historiography has tended to emphasize a cultural or religious basis for slavery in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938933
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Land abundance and economic institutions: Egba land and slavery, 1830-1914
Fenske, James - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The ``land abundance'' view of African history uses sparse population to explain economic institutions. I provide supporting evidence from the Egba of Nigeria. I use early colonial court records to show that Egba institutions fit the theory's predictions. Before 1914, the Egba had poorly defined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008498476