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Rapid urbanization, employment crisis and poverty in African LDCs:A new development strategy and aid policy
Herrmann, Michael; Khan, Haider - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
such a sustainable and equitable development strategy for Africa. It is necessary to reverse the trends in aid, and to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789299
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Assessing the Impact of Ease of Doing Business and Corruption on Economic Growth for Africa Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) Member States
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2018
A positive economic growth is one crucial macroeconomic objective of every nation. Many countries have formed regional as well as international trading blocs in an attempt to enhance economic growth and maximise welfare of each member state, the AFTZ member states are not an exception. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910879
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Globalization, structural adjustment and african agriculture: analysis and evidence
Bryceson, Deborah; Sarkar, Prabirjit; Fennell, Shailaja; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
A major purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of poor governance or ‘state fragility’ in African countries on their overall economic and agrarian performance. The results of our econometric analysis show that a higher level of public security is conducive to lower levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259568
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Economic Growth, Biodiversity and Conservation Policies in Africa: an Overview
Iritie, Jean-Jacques - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
- sity conservation policies implemented in Africa, i.e. protected areas and we discuss its effectiveness in achieving the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011166052
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Education as a driver of income inequality in twentieth-century Africa
Van Leeuwen, Bas; van Leeuwen-Li, Jieli; Foldvari, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In this paper, we address the issue of how education affected income inequality in twentieth-century Africa. Three … the long-run education does not affect income growth, indicating that in twentieth-century Africa it was inspiration (i … determining income inequality in Africa. Taking an example from the end of the twentieth century, if educational equality had been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112127
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Financial instability, financial openness and economic growth in african countries
Batuo Enowbi, Michael; Kupukile, Mlambo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In the aftermath of the recent global financial crisis, the implication of financial liberalisation for stability and economic growth has come under increasing scrutiny. One strand of literature posits a positive relationship between financial liberalisation and economic growth and development....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113590
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Togo: Failed election and misguided aid at the roots of economic misery
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
conditionality of aid, which had been emphasised as corner stone of the joint EU-Africa strategy. Recent empirical findings on the … linkage between democratization and economic performance in Western Africa are challenged because of lack of viable data. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789402
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Structural Change and Catching Up: Experience of the Ten Candidate Countries
Gács, János - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
The paper analyzes the experience of the Central and East European candidate countries with respect to major macro-level changes in the structure of their economy relevant for their catching up. More precisely, the production and utilization sides of the GDP, as well as the structure of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109137
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Structural change and models of structural analysis: theories, principles and methods
Schilirò, Daniele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Structural change indicates essentially a qualitative transformation and evolution of the economic systems, usually marked by technological progress and organizational changes. Technological factors, knowledge, institutions are all elements that contribute to the process of structural change....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110346
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The Servitization of European Manufacturing Industries
Dachs, Bernhard; Biege, Sabine; Borowiecki, Marcin; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper provides new evidence for the servitization of European manufacturing – the trend that manufacturing firms increasingly offer services along with their physical products. We employ input-output data as well as data from a company survey to give a comprehensive picture of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259499