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African Development: Beyond Income Convergence
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 … is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …
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African Development: Beyond Income Convergence
Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in African countries, disaggregated into 11 … the contrary. As a policy implication, looking beyond income convergence can provide a concrete agenda for development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422021
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Management of technology in Ghana – problems & prospects
Yawson, Robert M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
Despite the immense progress that has been made throughout the world in improving the quality of life through applications of technology, large proportions of the peoples of Africa still leave on less than $1.00 per day income. The seven most industrialised democracies of the world, without...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294580
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Is Privatization Related With Macroeconomic Management? Evidence From Some Selected African Countries.
George, Emmanuel; Odejimi, Deborah; Matthews, Oluwatoyin; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Has macroeconomic management succeeded in making privatization promote growth in Africa? What are the probable strategies that should accompany the privatization reform process to promote growth in Africa? To what extent has the privatization process succeeded in attracting foreign direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011186475
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The Macro Management of Commodity Booms: Africa and Latin America's Response to Asian Demand
Avendaño, Rolando; Reisen, Helmut; Santiso, Javier - Centre de développement, Organisation de Coopération … - 2008
Strong growth in China and India has led to improvements in raw-material exporting countries' terms of trade and attracted complementary finance. The long-term challenge for these countries, where institutions are often fragile, is to avoid the so-called “resource curse”. This paper aims to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962519
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THE SPILLOVER EFFECTS OF CONFLICT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES IN AFRICA
Groot, Olaf De - In: Defence and Peace Economics 21 (2010) 2, pp. 149-164
In this article, the influence of conflict on the economies of neighbouring countries is discussed. The results from previous papers show a strong negative effect for an entire area around a country suffering from conflict, but this paper reaches a different conclusion, by using more recent data...
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Civil wars and economic growth: A regional comparison
Murdoch, James; Sandler, Todd - In: Defence and Peace Economics 13 (2002) 6, pp. 451-464
The paper examines the impact of civil wars on income per-capita growth at home and in neighbors for four regional groupings of countries: Africa, Asia, Latin America, and a pooled Asian and Latin American sample. Both macroeconomic and civil-war influences on growth differ by region. With the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005496005
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Measuring trends in access to modern infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results from Demographic and Health Surveys
Banerjee, Sudeshna; Diallo, Amadou; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This short dissemination note provides a synthesis of key results from a recent study on access to infrastructure services in Africa. Using Demographic and Health Surveys from 22 countries that have conducted at least two such surveys between 1990 and 2005, we provide comparable estimates over...
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The role of telecommunications infrastructure in the regional economic growth of Africa
Batuo, Michael Enowbi - In: Journal of Developing Areas 49 (2015) 1, pp. 313-330
This paper presents empirical evidence on how telecommunications infrastructure is related to economic growth in a panel dataset covering 44 African countries for the period from 1990 to 2010. A dynamic panel data approach model is employed, which suggests that telecommunications contribute in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213088
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Infrastructure provision and Africa's trade and development prospects: Potential role and relevance of The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
Niggli, Nicholas C.; Osei-Lah, Kodjo - Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD), World … - 2014
Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight against the scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic performance - affordable and efficient public...
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