A collection of eighteen articles have been purposely chosen to demonstrate the development of the original and significant contributions of my research over the period 1990 to 2008. Despite the relatively large number of articles, which cover a range of related issues, there is a surprisingly...

For centuries, economists have struggled to explain why people and businesses gather in cities.

Since the last decade, governments in less-developed countries have increasingly viewed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), as directed by the multinational enterprise (MNE), as a catalyst for economic growth and transformation. Indeed, the literature argues that FDI-assisted development occurs...

Argues that the current contributions of the Madagascar financial system to generating investment, employment and incomes in the Madagascar economy is inadequate and suggests policy and structural transformations that can be initiated to greatly improve the macroeconomic context for labour...

Este documento recoge los resultados de una investigación sobre política económica y rentabilidad en el sector minero. Presenta la metodología para la construcción de un índice de tipo de cambio real minero-indicador que resume los efectos de la política económica y de los precios...

Morocco and Tunisia have both achieved robust economic growth over the last 30 years by utilizing prudent economic planning and implementation. The World Bank heralds both countries as prime examples of how market-friendly capitalist systems can be implemented over a short period of time with...

Political independence is usually associated with an attempt to reduce economic dependency on the dominant or former colonial power. For most of the early period since Irish independence the attempt to reduce exposure to the UK was implemented through tariff protection and restrictions on...