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Effect of the Duration of Membership in the GATT/WTO on Human Development in Developed and Developing Countries

Gnangnon, Sèna Kimm - 2022

The present article has examined the effect of the duration of the membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and/or the World Trade Organization (WTO) (and not the mere membership in the GATT/WTO) on human development, considered as a measure of citizens' welfare. The...

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What Does Brunei Teach Us About Using Human Development Index Rankings as a Policy Tool?

Michael, Bryane - 2015

(HDI) by 2035. To achieve its objective (described in a national strategy document called the Wawasan 2035), Brunei …’s economy needs to grow by 6%-7%. Is setting an HDI target a good way to govern Brunei’s policymaking? Is it a good way to … govern any country’s policymaking? In this paper, we look at the role HDI-rank targets play on economic and fiscal policy. We …

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Machine ethics and African identities: Perspectives of artificial intelligence in Africa

Kohnert, Dirk - 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been embraced enthusiastically by Africans as a new resource for African development. AI could improve well-being by enabling innovation in business, education, health, ecology, urban planning, industry, etc. However, the high expectations could be little more...

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Navigating Rivalries: Prospects for Coexistence between ECOWAS and AES in West Africa

Kohnert, Dirk - 2024

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), created in September 2023 by the three military governments of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso as a counterweight to ECOWAS and the postcolonial influence of France and other Western countries, announced the creation of a confederation of its three countries in...

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Expanding Horizons: Iran's Strategic Engagements in Sub-Saharan Africa - Insights from South Africa, Nigeria, and Tanzania

Kohnert, Dirk - 2024

Since the 1960s, both the regime of Reza Pahlavi (1941-1979) and, subsequently starting from 1979 the Islamic Republic of Iran, have intervened in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While the Shah's policies were motivated by a virulent anti-communist stance, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) pursued a...

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Élargir les horizons: les engagements stratégiques de l'Iran en Afrique subsaharienne - Études de cas d'Afrique du Sud, du Nigeria et de Tanzanie

Kohnert, Dirk - 2024

Depuis les années 1960, le régime de Reza Pahlavi (1941-1979) et, à partir de 1979, la République islamique d’Iran, sont intervenus en Afrique subsaharienne. Alors que la politique du Chah était motivée par une position anticommuniste virulente, la République islamique d’Iran (RII) a...

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