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Togo : political and socio-economic development : (2015 - 2017)
Kohnert, Dirk - 2017
-endedly. Overriding concerns for stability in West Africa in view of growing Islamist threats in neighbouring countries as well as Togo … surpassed the national budget. Concerning the relation of illegal financial transfers to GDP Togo was leading worldwide with 76 ….3% (2008 to 2013). The business climate improved considerably nevertheless. Although Togo still counted among low income …
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The unstable foundations of political stability in Chad
Eizenga, Daniel - 2018
Chad has emerged as an important counter-terrorism partner in the Lake Chad Basin and the broader Sahel-Sahara region due to its recent political stability and military contribution to security efforts in these troubled zones. However, a closer look at developments in domestic politics, notably...
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Empowering Leaders Through Inquiry in Burundi and the DR Congo
Lempereur, Alain - 2017
Training programs can facilitate responsible leadership, when they are anchored in inquiry. Whether we talk about Burundi in 2005 or the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2006, a democratic process took place, which built upon strong local and international leaders’ empowerment. The...
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Africa's Incomplete Cycles of Development
Mahuni, Kenneth; taru, josiah; Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2021
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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The Age of Mass Migration : Economic and Institutional Determinants
Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - 2021
We study the determinants of 19th century mass migration with special attention to the role of institutional factors beside standard economic fundamentals. We find that economic forces associated with income and demographic differentials had a major role in the determination of this historical...
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Aceh-Nias reconstruction and rehabilitation : progress and challenges at the end of 2006
Nazara, Suahasil (contributor);  … - 2007
This study examines the recovery and reconstruction experience of Indonesia, following the December 2004 Asian tsunami that destroyed much of Aceh island, inflicting some 167,000 fatalities and destroying much of the island's housing and infrastructure. This was followed soon after by a major...
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Picking Up the Pieces of Zimbabwe's Economy
Moyo, Nicky - 2008
Zimbabwe's prolonged crisis illustrates the consequences of short-sighted and inappropriate economic policies, as it continues to fail to realize its potential to become a strong, independent state. Triggered in part by the Mugabe government's decision to ignore fiscal constraints, and...
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Nigeria's Post COVID-19 Economic Outlook
Teriba, Ayo - 2021
In last decade, the world economy has seen a twin glut in which a commodity glut depressed commodity prices and export values since 2014, while a liquidity glut boosted equity values and capital flows, creating a new reality in which net capital inflows for most countries and regions now surpass...
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The Global Economic Downturn and African Economy – Recent Trends and Future Prospects
Rena, Ravinder - 2015
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...
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Beyond COP26, Building Back Better for the Post-Covid Era... Part 1 : Biden’s $1.2 tr. Infra Bill
Firzli, M. Nicolas J.; Sherry, Nick; Khoo, Guan Seng - 2021
The co-authors of this article, M. Nicolas J. Firzli, the Hon. Nick Sherry and Dr. Guan Seng Khoo, are amongst the original coiners of terms such as “infrastructure as a new asset class” , the “SDG driven world economy”, and “building back better”. They were asked to comment on the...
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