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Market Economy, Democracy, or Rule of Law? What Should Be Prioritized to Promote Development?
Emmert, Frank - 2013
Since WWII, several trillion USD have been given to developing countries in official and other development aid. Yet the vast majority of these countries - at least if we look at the vast majority of the people in these countries - is stuck in abject poverty. Most commonly, we cite the lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013074350
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Strengthening the Southern African Development Community : A Critique of the International Labor Organization's Development Assistance in Swaziland and Zimbabwe
LeClercq, Desiree - 2022
Insufficient labor policies contribute to poverty, while those poverty conditions contribute to limited employment opportunities and labor rights abuses. Traditional multilateral lending institutions, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, provide development aid but tend to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013403399
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Aid, social policy, and development
Addison, Tony; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Tarp, Finn - 2015
This paper discusses past and current social policy strategies in the international aid architecture. From the 1990s, aid strategy and policy shifted to put a stronger emphasis on human development. This accelerated with the Millennium Development Goals and will continue under the Sustainable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011312747
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Globalization and terror in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2017
This study examines the role of globalization on terrorism in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Four …. Political globalisation, social globalisation and general globalization positively affect unclear terrorism. Social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794973
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Financial globalisation dynamic thresholds for financial development : evidence from Africa
Asongua, Simplice A.; Moor, Lieven de - 2015
Purpose - We investigate if financial development benefits from financial globalisation are questionable until certain thresholds of financial globalisation are attained. Design/methodology/approach - Financial globalisation is proxied with Net Foreign Direct Investment Inflows as a percentage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407934
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Financial development dynamic thresholds of financial globalization : evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
globalization remains open to debate in the literature. In this paper, we try to put some empirical structure on the concept of … object is to assess if financial benefits of financial globalization are questionable until greater domestic financial … the financial development benefits of financial globalization. The estimation approach consists of assessing the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410072
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Financial globalisation uncertainty/instability is good for financial development
Asongu, Simplice A.; Koomson, Isaac; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
Purpose - This study assesses the effect of time-dynamic financial globalisation uncertainty on financial development in 53 African countries for the period 2000-2011. Design/methodology/approach - Financial globalisation uncertainty is estimated as time-dynamic to capture business cycle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410631
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Global Poverty and the Right to Development in International Law
Macklem, Patrick - 2017
development to international law's engagement with colonialism and economic globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974309
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Financial Development Dynamic Thresholds of Financial Globalization : Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
globalization remains open to debate in the literature. In this paper, we try to put some empirical structure on the concept of … object is to assess if financial benefits of financial globalization are questionable until greater domestic financial … the financial development benefits of financial globalization. The estimation approach consists of assessing the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032587