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This paper re-examines the relationship between FDI inflows and welfare (or poverty reduction) in Africa. Using FDI net … relationship between FDI net inflows and poverty reduction in Africa but find significant differences among African regions. We … East Africa, it is non-significant in Northern and Southern Africa. Furthermore, the relationship was found to be ambiguous …
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In the late 1990s, as economists looked back the development period in Africa since 1970s, they put forward the notion … “African growth tragedy” , meaning that Africa's poor growth and resulting low income is associated with low schooling …
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Africa’s population is projected to reach almost 2.5 billion by 2050. Migration from Africa to the EU is relatively … low levels of development, migration might increase with rising GDP per capita. This applies to most of sub-Saharan Africa … propose five ways in which EU policymakers can contribute to development in North Africa and build partnerships on trade …
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To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its …, but also new risks as Africa's integration with the global economy evolves. Climate change is impacting productive sectors …
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One of the problems which sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are confronted with is the low level of investment. Yet, the theory of capital tells us that it is impossible to envisage development without a considerable accumulation of capital. An important channel through which those countries...
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Taxes have extraordinary roles in any country's economic development and policymaking. This study extends prior studies by investigating the impact of direct and indirect taxes on the economic development of 47 developed and 90 developing countries. All data about the variables involved in the...
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Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the … manufacturing and service clusters, Africa is yet to follow East Asia in integrating with the global economy in ways that add value …
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