Public – private partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly being used globally to bridge infrastructure gaps. PPPs leverage private finances with public funds, thereby meeting infrastructure requirements of countries. PPPs also provide advantages of improved service quality and proper risk...

Recent experience of growth in developing countries is associated with accentuation in income inequalities in nations such as India, China and Bangladesh (Wade, 2004). However, an analysis of the factors that underlie accentuation of inequalities has not received sufficient attention. Therefore,...

The basic objective of the paper is to focus on the role of economic freedom and inequality in education and land assets as determinants of income inequality and growth. The econometric results confirm that for the countries studied, while the aggregate measure of economic freedom does not have...

What is the relationship between economic freedom and larger freedoms? Arguably, if economic freedom (EF) promotes growth and if it trickles down EF promotes larger freedoms (e.g. a healthy and productive life, free from want and deprivation). However, higher EF by definition entails lower...

The global population is forecasted to reach 9.4 billion by 2050, with much of this increase concentrated in developing regions and cities. Ensuring adequate food and nourishment to this large population is a pressing economic, moral and even security challenge and requires research (and action)...