Though the Maganja da Costa District in Mozambique has potential for the developmentof natural resources, the District is neither economically self-reliant nor empowered andis the poorest within the country. Thus, the research question set for this study is: Whatare the main factors that inhibit...

In this paper a model based analysis of competition in the German wholesale electricity market is presented. Applying a multi-regional model which covers the interregional transmission constraints between Germany and its neighboring countries, potential for exercising market power by the four...

During the past three years, working with more than 150 organizations representing public and private stakeholders, EPRI has developed the Electricity Technology Roadmap. The Roadmap identifies several major strategic challenges that must be successfully addressed to ensure a sustainable future...

Im gleichen Zuge, in dem sich China und Indien zu dominierenden Wirtschaftsmächten entwickeln, wird sich die Belastung des Ökosystems in regionaler und globaler Hinsicht drastisch verschärfen. So rechnet die Internationale Energieagentur (IEA) damit, dass Indien bis 2015 weltweit der...

Small and micro-enterprises play a significant part in most economies, whether developed or developing. However, in developing countries these enterprises have tended to be looked at from a development, or poverty alleviation perspective, rather than as entrepreneurial activities and potentially...

This paper reports a longitudinal analysis of 20 necessity driven micro-entrepreneurs operating in Beira, Central Mozambique, who received funding and training from the same NGO to establish or grow their business activities and reports the development of these entrepreneurs in terms of their...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the microfinance discourse, sustainability can relate to organisational, managerial and financial aspects. However, what is in vogue in mainstream analysis is the financial sustainability of MFIs throughout the world, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America. What has...

In the microfinance discourse, sustainability can relate to organisational, managerial and financial aspects. However, what is in vogue in mainstream analysis is the financial sustainability of MFIs throughout the world, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America. What has attracted...

The primary objective of this research was to measure the extent of market integration between major surplus and deficit maize markets in Mozambique namely, Chimoio-Maputo, Chimoio-Beira, Ribaue-Nampula, and Mocuba-Nampula. To achieve this objective, Threshold Vector Autoregressive models were...

AbstractDeveloping countries are net importers of intellectual property products and open source software (OSS) production is one way in which local socio-economic development can take place. The public goods characteristics of OSS are contested and this study investigates whether in a...