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The Role of Institutions, Ethnic Fractionalization and Colonization and their Impact on Economic Growth and Development in Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya
Hall, Sarah; Ollimo, Mabel - 2022
In this thesis, we will explore what led to the economic development and growth or lack of, in four African Countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013291755
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Rent-Seeking, Institutions and Economic Development : A Tale of Rent-Seeking Society
Khan, Karim - 2012
The institutional perspective of cross-country differences in economic outcomes gives contrasting explanations on the persistence of inefficient institutions in developing countries. Colonization, social fragmentation and the existence and use of natural resources are the most frequently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099017
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act : The Perils of Pursuing African Development Through U.S. Trade Law
McCormick, Ryan - 2010
policy toward sub-Saharan Africa. Has AGOA fulfilled its promise to serve as a catalyst for African economic development? The … maximize AGOA's development impact in the years ahead …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014056265
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In the Globalization Era, Which Are the Determinants of Growth?
Gentimir, Irina-Elena - In: CES Working Papers 7 (2015) 1, pp. 60-79
This paper aims to present the factors that determine the economic growth nowadays, in the globalization era. From geography and climate to innovation and training, these factors diversified depending on the evolution of the economy and economic thought. Because of enhanced mobility as a result...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012017191
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Pre-Industrial and Post-War Economic Development: Is There a Link?
Burkett, John; Humblet, Catherine; Putterman, Louis - 1997
-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420247
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Economic challenges in the Anthropocene
Musu, Ignazio - 2013
development, characterized by the role of fossil fuels and by the progressive dominance of those with a higher energy and density …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223439
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In search of larger per capita incomes : how to prioritize across productivity determinants?
Izquierdo, Alejandro; Llopis, Jimena; Muratori, Umberto; … - 2016
This study is a first contribution to prioritization across productivity determinant capabilities that attempts to obtain the equivalent of a "shadow price" for each of these capabilities by estimating their impact on the success a country may have in reaching higher income per capita groups....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457783
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Pre-industrial and post-war economic development : is there a link?
Burkett, John P.; Humblet, Catherine; Putterman, Louis G. - 1997
-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011504438
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On the dynamic effects of foreign aid on corruption
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
We assemble more pieces on the puzzle of the aid-corruption nexus. In essence, we extend the debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption by providing evidence on dynamic effects of wealth, legal origin, religious-domination, regional proximity, openness to sea, natural resources and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408498
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Reinventing foreign aid for inclusive and sustainable development : Kuznets, Piketty and the great policy reversal
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
This survey essay reviews over 200 papers in arguing that in order to achieve sustainable and inclusive development … on inequality in foreign aid policy will lead to more sustainable development outcomes. Inter alia: mitigate short …-term poverty; address concerns of burgeoning population growth; train recipient governments on inclusive development; fight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408850