its implications for development. Drawing on extensive research, including field work in Africa and interviews with key … necessary conditions for an IRP development in Africa …The subject of this article is the application of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) to Africa's cultural economy, and …

During the period 1950-2002 Africa has experienced a lower degree of economic development than Asia, due to several … also analyse some models which have into account the role of industrial investment and foreign trade in the development of … estimation of some econometric models of African countries, which show the positive role that human capital plays in development …

-based strategies exemplified under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). …Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from … recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of …

Reconciling the two dominant development models of the Washington Consensus (WC) and Beijing Model (BM) remains a … critical challenge in the literature. The challenge is even more demanding when emerging development paradigms like the Liberal … institutional diversity matter in the development process. We synthesize perspectives from over 150 recently published papers on …

Reconciling the two dominant development models of the Washington Consensus (WC) and Beijing Model (BM) remains a … critical challenge in the literature. The challenge is even more demanding when emerging development paradigms like the Liberal … institutional diversity matter in the development process. We synthesize perspectives from recently published papers on development …

avenues and resources for transformation. -- Africa ; economic development ; economic history ; exports ; industrialization …This essay explores the role of the state in promoting exports and industrialization in the quest for transformation of …

The purpose of the chapter is to analyze Africa's economic successes in the past half century, to understand not only …. While it may not be possible for Africa to alter, for now, its position in the world system, it may nonetheless create the … conditions for sustained economic growth and development by deepening democracy, enhancing the stability of political regimes and …

China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced …

's economic diplomatic strategies and discusses lessons for Africa, China and the West. It contributes to existing literature by … fronts. This is increasingly evident because China's economic diplomacy has been politely and strategically coined to achieve … just that. A case study is used here to articulate the currents of the survey. The paper puts some structure on China …

across the globe within this framework and concludes by raising some pertinent concerns about SEZ-led development strategy …This study presents a three-pillared analytical framework for the success factors and development outcomes of special … align with the broader development strategy, executive effectively, and continuously evaluate and manoeuvre over time, are …