Irish government policy in relation to development and humanitarian response has traditionally been presented as sympathetic to developing countries and devoid of strategic self interest. Outside of its bilateral aid programme, Ireland has traditionally had only minor diplomatic relations with...

Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) is crucial in spurring economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries, especially in the context of globalization and liberalization. For that reason there is in existence, intense competition among developed and developing countries to attract...

Dans cette recherche, nous tentons d'évaluer les effets de la crise économique mondiale de 2008-2009 sur l'économie sénégalaise. A l'aide d'un modèle d'équilibre général calculable statique, nous mettons en exergue les principaux canaux par lesquels cette crise a pu se transmettre à...

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste, and nowhere is this truer than in the arena of international economic policy cooperation. With the world facing the largest and most synchronized plunge in output of the postwar era, policy makers banded together to find solutions. This paper looks at the...

Exemplifying the negative consequences of a variety of inappropriate fiscal and social policies, Zimbabwe has failed to realize its potential to become a strong, independent state, going from the admiration and envy of its neighbours to near-complete collapse and abject poverty. Economic...

First, the paper discusses salient aspects of the Mexican reforms and its 1989-1994 recovery, making no attempt to be comprehensive but instead focusing on developments of direct relevance for the argument. Next, it discusses three important features of the crisis and renewed recovery: Recovery...

The objective of this article is to provide a clearer explanation of the current political and economic crisis in Madagascar which can form the basis of action to addressing more effectively the growing needs for assistance of the majority of the people of Madagascar. Its key premise is that the...

Developing countries are the least to blame for the outbreak of the financial crisis, but they are destined to suffer the most dramatic and long-lasting consequences. This chapter focuses on the early responses of the International Monetary Fund to the present crisis in low- and middle-income...

In the wake of the global crisis the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased its exposure to low-and middle-income countries and boosted the overhaul of its lending approach to enhance its role in preventing crises. This paper tests whether IMF lending has targeted countries most affected by...

Among the many problems caused by the coronomic crisis is the quick and substantial growth of the public debts of states. This problem is pressing for Georgia as well. In order to overcome the problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Georgia managed to attract external debt...