This research work aims to investigate the impact of previous finances allocated to the agricultural sector has had on Nigeria's economic development and its contributions to poverty and unemployment rate reduction.The research will also investigate based on findings, the impact future increased...

We revisit Max Weber's hypothesis on the role of Protestantism for economic development. We show that nationalism is crucial to both, the interpretation of Weber's Protestant Ethic and empirical tests thereof. For late nineteenth-century Prussia we reject Weber's suggestion that Protestantism...

The global economy is at a crossroads. As countries struggle to find solutions for slowing economic growth and languishing development prospects, received wisdom on development is increasingly coming under scrutiny. What is development? What are the factors that dictate its success or failure?...

The present study aims to investigate the current initiative and practices of Non Government Organizations (NGOs) in sustainable socio-economic development of the rural poor people of Bangladesh. NGOs in Bangladesh have virtually grown in vast numbers since the independence. It has been observed...

In the era of globalization, the world trade is growing faster than production. Countries are opening up to the global market and they are liberalizing trade. The result is accelerated growth in exports and imports, with exports increasingly becoming a new development paradigm. Many countries...

The MAP Global Insights series Volume 2 looks at the thinking, strategies and processes that have enabled national delivery in financial inclusion, and attempts to codify the operational approach taken in the 18 ‘MAP countries', including the 9 where the programme is working with governments...

The continent of Africa is one of the most richly endowed continents with natural resources that would have placed it on a world map as the most developed continent but not many countries have succeeded in turning the revenues from these natural resources to enduring economic benefits. This...

Economic development is the most important for foreign consumers to adjust their trade tasks and demand in global business. Each stage of the economic development of a country has a powerful impact on prospects of foreign investment activities, commodity demand, the permanent system of...

This article discusses some pertinent issues related to tourism, particularly ecotourism, and economic development in the context of Assam. It first discusses different types of tourism and how tourism benefits the local economy of the tourist destination. Then the discussion focuses on...

We investigate the long-run effects of government surveillance on civic capital and economic performance, studying the case of the Stasi in East Germany. Exploiting regional variation in the number of spies and administrative features of the system, we combine a border discontinuity design with...