This book is an anthology of essays contributing new scholarship to the contemporary discourse on the concept of aid. It provides an interdisciplinary investigation of the role of aid in African development, compiling the work of historians, political scientists, legal scholars, and economists...

KEY ISSUESEconomic context. Growth has been strong, inflation low, and fiscal buffers and international reserves adequate. However, poverty and unemployment remain high, despite large government spending financed from oil revenue. The business climate is among the most challenging and the...

This is an easy-to follow manual that will guide you through the entire process of application development with Shopify, beginning with the installation and configuration of your local development environment for your app to the deployment of the app to Heroku. If you are a web developer or a...

After World War II, an unprecedented age of global development began. The formation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund allowed war torn and poverty stricken nations to become willing debtors in their desire to entice Western investment and trade. New capital, it was foretold,...

Intro -- POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF AFRICA. VOLUME 9 -- POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF AFRICA. VOLUME 9 -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda* -- Summary -- Recent Developments -- Uganda:...

Intro -- LIBERIA: DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES -- LIBERIA: DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 LIBERIA'S POST-WAR DEVELOPMENT: KEY ISSUES AND U.S. ASSISTANCE -- SUMMARY -- RECENT AND ON-GOING DEVELOPMENTS -- U.S. TIES -- BACKGROUND -- U.N. Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) --...

Intro -- GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT: COUNTRY EXPERIENCES -- GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT: COUNTRY EXPERIENCES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Chapter 1 GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT ISSUES -- INTRODUCTION --...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY -- III. TRENDS IN GDP AND PER CAPITA GDP GROWTH -- IV. GROWTH ACCOUNTING AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY -- V. IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDIUM-TERM GROWTH -- VI. DETERMINANTS OF PRODUCTIVITY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- VII. SUMMARY AND...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. POLITICAL AND SECURITY SITUATION -- III. ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE SINCE 1970 -- IV. THE ROLE OF OIL IN CONGO -- V. NATURAL RESOURCES AND GROWTH -- VI. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH -- VII. REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE...

Examines integrating the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development, within the framework of governance processes. This book covers the key actors, their agendas and methods, forms of organization, problems and limits, and real-life examples of governance at the...