Long-run trends in Africa's well-being are provided on the basis of a new index of human development, alternative to … experienced in other developing regions. Within Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa has fallen steadily behind the North since mid-20th …

solutions. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, this book brings together interdisciplinary, multi-sectoral and multi … transition to the circular plastic economy in Africa. The Open Access version of this book, available at http …

Sharing is a norm in many societies. We present a theoretical model on the trade-off between sharing and investment … patterns: entrepreneurs following an 'insurance regime' comply with sharing norms, are insured but reduce investment in their … firm, whereas entrepreneurs in the 'growth regime' are not insured but take undistorted investment decisions. The choice of …

The pre-eminence of trade and investment in the economic prosperity of developed and developing countries cannot be …. However, very little is known about the simultaneous effect of trade and investment on growth in SSA when institutional … control variables are introduced in the model. Therefore, this study examines the role of trade and investment in the growth …

This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa … investment, financial dynamics of depth, efficiency, activity and size enhance equalizing income-distribution through domestic …, private and public investment channels. Policy implications are discussed with particular emphasis on improving inclusive …

Purpose - Our generation is witnessing the greatest demographic transition and Africa is at the heart of it. There is … from a long-run perspective by assessing the relationships between population growth and a plethora of investment dynamics …) deplete public investment but augment domestic investment in Zambia; (4) diminish private investment and improve domestic …