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...

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...

Este ensayo pretende echar luces sobre lo que sabemos y lo que no sabemos de la minería, para identificar una agenda de investigación que permita diseñar políticas que ayuden a promover el desarrollo nacional, regional y local. Se trata de no caer en el facilismo y fatalismo de quedar...

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...

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...