The focus of this study is to examine the differential impacts of economic volatility and governance on the flows of US manufacturing and non-manufacturing foreign direct investment (FDI) into African economies. A Generalized Autoregressive Heteroscedastic (GARCH) model is used to generate...

In its 1986 study of poverty and hunger, the World Bank defined food security as “assess by all people at all times to enough food for active and healthy life.” Based on this definition, about a quarter of Africa’s population or more than 100 million people are food insecure, i.e., do not...

The focus of this paper is to examine the impact of economic and political uncertainty on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to African economies. Flows of manufacturing and non-manufacturing U.S. FDI into a sample of host countries in Africa are analyzed in this study. A generalized...

These papers address globalization issues with a special emphasis on its impact on poverty. In general, the contributors recommend expanding the flows between countries to accelerate growth and reduce inequalities. These flows include international trade and capital, migration, remittances, and...

This book explores human capital and its relationship to issues such as demographics, population growth, families, workplace training and economic progress.

A distinguished group of social scientists provides an economic perspective on critical issues that characterize the topic of sustainable development.