This paper provides a first systematic examination of the graduation trends and prospects after the 4th UN Conference on the least developed countries and the adoption of the Istanbul Plan of Action (IPoA). A major statement of the IPoA is "the aim of enabling half the number of least developed...

Introduction: A short story of the LDCs graduation[1]The Least Developed Country (LDC) category was from the start meant to include low income countries facing structural handicaps to economic growth (in the 2011 CDP report economic growth has been replaced with "sustainable development"). Under...

This paper examines the link between health indicators, environmental variables, and economic development, and the consequences of this relationship on economic convergence. In the early stage of economic development, the gain from income growth could be cancelled or mitigated by environmental...

The aim of this paper is to assess the relationship between natural disasters caused by climate change and migration by examining migration rates and levels of education in developing countries. Many studies such as the Stern review (2007) or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC,...

L'année 2012 a vu se fêter les anniversaires des « quarante ans de la Zone franc », des cinquante ans de la Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) et des quarante ans de la Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC), venant eux-mêmes après dix ans de la Banque...

Les incertitudes de la situation économique mondiale, les difficultés de l'Afrique centrale dues à la baisse du prix du pétrole, les progrès de l'intégration commerciale en Afrique de l'Ouest suscitent une nouvelle réflexion sur l'avenir de la Zone franc. Celle-ci a plus de cinquante...

Assessing the vulnerability which is independent of present policy is needed both to identif, the most vulnerable poor countries, and to design criteria for the allocation of international resources. With this regard two kinds of vulnerability and corresponding indices are considered: the...

Avec les ODD, la recherche pour le développement et son financement font leur apparition dans l'Agenda du développement. Le financement de la recherche est majoritairement privé et reste quasi-exclusivement le fait des pays occidentaux et émergents. Même si nombre de travaux de recherche...

Developing country performance with respect to economic policies and institutional behaviour is a common criterion for the allocation of aid among recipient countries. This paper questions the manner in which performance is used in this regard, arguing that performance is too narrowly defined. A...

There is a major need of regional integration in Africa, largely recognized by the African countries themselves and the international community as well. Meeting this need is a priority for the ADB. Although significant progress has been made by the ADB to support regional integration in FAD...