This study examined the causality relationship between corruption and poverty by adding economic growth in Nigeria using data from 1970 to 2011. VECM with co-integration test was employed to test the causality. The results indicate a long run relationship between corruption, economic growth and...

The main goal of this study was to assess the impact of participation in Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysiaís (AIM) microcredit program on the empowerment among urban low-income women in Peninsular Malaysia. To attain the above mentioned objective, this study utilized a cross-sectional design using...

This paper discusses the results of the first comprehensive study of semiconductor industry in Malaysia which primarily consists of the operations set up by transnational corporations in high technology centres of Penang and Kuala Lumpur. The goals of our study were to determine the most...

Multinationals from emerging economies are climbing up the global performance ladder successfully at a fast pace. In spite of this, there have not been enough researches done on the subject, especially empirical studies, as pointed out by several authors. This paper tries to fill the gap in the...

This paper argues thatthe dramatic growth of "Made in China" products is primarily a consequence of political will of the Chinese authorities to take advantage of the new international division of labor for its development. Until now, "Made in China" products should be more qualified with "Made...