also finds evidence that FDI has significant effects on economic growth. While international trade does not significantly …This research investigates the impact of trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth. Using a … influence economic growth, human capital does. The presence of a democratic government also brings positive effects to growth in …

decisions and income growth of lowered life expectancy as a result of diseases such as HIV/AIDS. We show that an increased … probability of premature death leads to less investment in human capital, and consequently slower growth. We also empirically … investigate the effect of HIV/AIDS on life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa and the role of health in the level of educational …

processing zones (EPZ) and • South Africa, which offers industry-specific incentives. The analysis is undertaken on aggregate FDI … inflows to these three countries for the period 1998 to 2004. These are then compared to other selected countries from Africa … regime is also undertaken, and the results are compared with those of Lesotho and South Africa during the same period. It can …

The significance of standards in international agricultural trade is continuously rising. Due to their complexity …

The combination of a general greening of international political debate, and the events of 1992 at the Rio Earth summit … have led to great interest in the question of global environmental protection. While it is recognized that international …

implications include the rebalancing of considerations of organisational competence and market environment factors on international … strategic directions is also indicted as a key factor.Practical Implications - Implications for national and international …

-theoretic models of international environmental treaty formation, which capture the strategic interactions between nations, it has been …