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contribution to industrialization in Africa. But the success of these projects is by no means guaranteed. Meeting the objectives of …
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with exports to the rest of the world, suggesting that in contrast to trade diversion, trade with Asia complements exports …’ participation in global value chains (GVC) over the past two decades. We find that while overall exports from Africa to Asia are … to diversify export portfolios through exporting to Asia. Each African nation has a distinct main trade partner in Asia …
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This paper examines the effect of trade in services on employment by economic sectors in African countries (1991 to … autocorrelation, and heteroscedasticity. The results show that service exports have a positive effect on total employment, service … employment, and industrial employment, while they contribute negatively to agricultural employment. The results show that an …
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with exports to the rest of the world, suggesting that in contrast to trade diversion, trade with Asia complements exports …' participation in global value chains (GVC) over the past two decades. We find that while overall exports from Africa to Asia are … to diversify export portfolios through exporting to Asia. Each African nation has a distinct main trade partner in Asia …
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Juxtaposing qualitative as well as quantitative facts across the broader African continent, the authors explore critical issues compounding developmental woes of the continent at the present. Despite the facts being on the fringes as explanations to the sluggish development of Africa, the...
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investment schemes may be biased towards the better-off households. However, wage-employment opportunities generated by private …
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investment schemes may be biased towards the better-off households. However, wage-employment opportunities generated by private …
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African leaders and policy makers ensure that Chinese trade and investment bring reciprocal and tangible benefits for Africans …
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decision of foreign direct investors. Moreover, infrastructure availability, market size, trade liberalisation and economic … results show that better infrastructure, liberalised investment and trade regimes have significant effects on FDI inflows to …
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and higher employment rates of African citizens within close proximity of local U.K.-owned subsidiaries. These effects are …
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