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Evaluation of Foreign Aid from China on Sudan's Economic Development Process
Yagoob, Adam - 2016
Literature of economics and politics has recently realized the controversial role of China in Africa, however, in case … of Sudan; the nature and characteristics of development assistance and aid from China is appreciated for being least … interruptive in the domestic affairs of the country. Thus, China is regarded as a donor interested in commercial and economic …
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Memoir: the founding of PIDS
Sicat, Gerardo P. - 2017
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), founded in 1977, has gained international recognition for useful research on development issues relevant to the nation’s economic needs. In this memoir prepared for the 40th anniversary celebration of the institute’s birth, the author...
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New Narratives of Development Work? Making Sense of Social Entrepreneurs’ Development Narratives across Time and Economies
Chandra, Yanto - 2018
This article views social entrepreneurship as a relatively new model for achieving sustainable development. It also identifies development narratives that social entrepreneurs (SEs) construct to represent and promote their work as an important research gap in development studies. Drawing on the...
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Not a Knowledge Bank : The Divided History of Development Economics and Development Organizations
Alacevich, Michele - 2015
In the aftermath of World War II, the birth of development economics was paralleled by the growth of development organizations, the most prominent of which was the World Bank. Not surprisingly, the paths of the Bank and of the pioneers of the new discipline often crossed, and it is fair to say...
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The Impact of Financial Sector Development on Economic Growth : Analysis of the Financial Development Gap between Cameroon and South Africa
Mandiefe, Piabuo - 2015
African countries are developing better economic and monetary reforms so as to gain the status of an emergent country over a certain period of time, Cameroon is not left behind, she wants to be emergent by 2035. This study seeks to verify the short-run and long-run impact of financial sector...
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Political Stability and Economic Development in the New Nation of South Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W; Akongdit, Addis - 2012
The newly born, one year old State of Southern Sudan faces multiple challenges, economic, administrative, ethnic and most of all, civil conflicts with its previous mother country, Sudan. Building a state is an arduous mission and building a nation comprised of many ethnicities is the most...
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Economic Development, Oil Shutdown and Deficit Financing in Southern Sudan
Akongdit, Addis; Mohamed, Issam A.W - 2016
This paper is a part of my PhD research under title “Political Stability and Economic Development; Case of South Sudan” and it tries to focus on the impact of oil shutdown on South Sudan financial Budget and possibility of deficit financing. Due to the government’s shutdown of oil...
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From Adam Smith to Amartya Sen : Global Market as a Possible Instrument to Promote Socio-Economic Development
Bucciarelli, Edgardo - 2011
The present paper analyzes the links that exist between Adam Smith's thought and Amartya Sen's one with the aim of presenting a definition of globalization which shows how global market could be a potential instrument to promote socio-economic development. The definition of globalization here...
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Islamic Banking and Economic Development
Dahduli, Mahmoud S. - 2010
This paper theoretically investigates the effectiveness of Islamic banking & finance concepts and concludes that in addition to the traditional prohibitions, Islamic banks should be aware of the immoral defrauding and selfish sales behaviour that took place in Western financial institutions,...
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The Impacts of Water Pollution on Economic Development in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - 2014
Water pollution is a chronic crisis in Sudan that is rarely researched. However, it is combined with scarcity, disputes and uncertainty. In the current paper we introduce its concepts with emphasis on the growing problems of pollution combined with scarcity. A Case study of the growing problem...
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