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Foreign Capital Flows and Economic Development in Africa : The Impact of BRICS versus OECD / / edited by Evelyn Wamboye, Esubalew Alehegn Tiruneh
| Foreign Capital Flows and Economic Development in Africa : The Impact of BRICS versus OECD / / edited by Evelyn Wamboye, Esubalew Alehegn Tiruneh |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVI, 514 p. 137 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 332.0415 |
| Soggetto topico |
Capital market
Africa—Economic conditions Development economics International finance Economic development projects—Finance International economics Capital Markets African Economics Development Economics International Finance Development Finance International Economics |
| ISBN | 1-137-53496-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Exploring the Nature, Motives, and Implications of Foreign Capital in Africa -- 2. The Impact of China and South Africa in Urban Africa -- 3. China's Financial and Aid Flows into Africa and their Effects -- 4. Enhancing the Impact of Chinese Development Finance for Sustained Poverty Alleviation -- 5. Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Change: Does the Origin of Investors Matter? -- 6. BRICS' versus G7 Countries' Direct Investment Impact -- 7. BRICS' versus OECD's Foreign Direct Investment Impact on Development -- 8. Cross-Border Capital Flows and Economic Performance: A Sectoral Analysis -- 9. The Concept of Land in Ethiopian Tradition: Land, Power, and Famine -- 10. Your Next "Landlord" Will Not Be Ethiopian: How Globalization Undermines the Poor -- 11. The Truth about Land Grabs: A Review of the Oakland Institute’s Reports on Large-Scale Land Investments in the Twenty-First Century -- 12. International R&D Spillovers and Labor Productivity -- 13. Development Aid and International Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa: The EU versus China -- 14. Changing International Trade Linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa: BRIC versus OECD Countries -- 15. The Growth Impact of Aid Quantity and Quality -- 16. The Role of Foreign Aid in the Fast-Growing Rwandan Economy: Assessing Growth Alternatives -- 17. Anatomy of Foreign Aid in Ethiopia -- 18. Remittances and Economic Development: A Review of the Empirical Evidence -- 19. Have Debt Relief Initiatives Yielded Varying Impact in Resource and Non-Resource Endowed Countries? -- 20. Debt Sustainability and Direction of Trade: What does Africa’s Shifting Engagement with BRIC and OECD Countries Tell Us? -- 21. Managing Resource Price Volatility: Exploring Policy Options for the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255025303321 |
| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors / / edited by Evelyn F. Wamboye, Bichaka Fayissa
| The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors / / edited by Evelyn F. Wamboye, Bichaka Fayissa |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xlviii, 1118 pages) ; : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, charts |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa - Economic conditions
Development economics International economic relations Environmental sciences - Social aspects African Economics Development Economics International Economics Environmental Social Sciences |
| ISBN | 3-030-75556-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Question of Africa’s Economic Sectors and Development -- Part 2: Agriculture Sector -- Chapter 2: The African Cotton Sector: Old and New Conundrums -- Chapter 3: The Political Economy of Fisheries Reform in Senegal -- Chapter 4: Are large scale land acquisitions in Africa pro-development? A network analysis of FDI in land and agro-industry -- Chapter 5: The Contribution of the Small-Scale Agricultural Sector into South Africa’s Food Value Addition Agenda -- Chapter 6: Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund in Historical Context: Evidence from Nigeria -- Chapter 7: Towards Industrialization in Tanzania: What is the Role of the Agricultural Sector? -- Chapter 8: An Analysis of the Importance of Oil Palm Tree in Central and Southern Nigeria -- Part 3: Services Sector -- Chapter 9: Entrepreneurial Literacy as a Pathway to Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Uganda -- Chapter 10: The Impact of Education on Household Decision Making Among Women in Sierra Leone -- Chapter 11: A Critical Evaluation of Tanzania’s Tourism Sector -- Chapter 12: Banking Services and Inclusive Development in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 13: Finance-Growth Nexus: Evidence from a dynamic panel model on ECOWAS Countries -- Chapter 14: The impact of COVID-19 on Africa: Health and Economic Implications -- Chapter 15: Does increased government spending on additional teachers improve education quality? -- Chapter 16: The Impact of Social Media Marketing on the Performance of SMEs: The Case of Retailing Business in Tanzania -- Chapter 17: Addressing Quality Issues in African Higher Education: A Focus on Ghana’s Emerging, Private, Graduate, Business Higher Education Sector -- Part 4: Industry Sector -- Chapter 18: Industrial Similarity, Diversification and the Promotion of Intra-African Trade -- Chapter 19: The Untapped Resource: Engaging Men in Supporting Women in Business in Uganda -- Chapter 20: Aid for Trade and Sustainable Development in Least-Developed African Countries -- Chapter 21: Trade Credit Financing and Firm Growth: A Panel Study of Listed Firms in Africa -- Chapter 22: Flying Geese” or False Promises: Assessing the Viability of Foreign Direct Investment-Driven Industrialization in Nigeria’s Shoe Manufacturing Industry -- Chapter 23: Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Its Motivations, Determinants, and Impact on the African Economies -- Part 5: Trade and African Continental Free Trade Area -- Chapter 24 : What Can Trade Tell Us about Economic Transformation? Composition of Trade and Structural Transformation in African Countries -- Chapter 25: Tax Structure, Competitiveness of Firms, and International Trade in Africa: Lessons from WAEMU and CEMAC for CFTA -- Chapter 26: An Assessment of the Potential Challenges of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement on Nigeria’s Textile Industry -- Chapter 27: A Political Economy Assessment of the AfCFTA -- Chapter 28: What are the Potential Benefits of African Continental Free Trade Area to the Food and Beverage Sector in Africa? -- Chapter 29: The AfCFTA: Trade and Investments Benefit for Nigeria -- Chapter 30: The Impact of Regional Integration on Trade and Economic Development: A Tripartite FTA Gravity Model for the future of the AfCFTA -- Part 6: Infrastructure -- Chapter 31: Technological Progress via Imports and Economic Growth in Africa -- Chapter 32: Global Value Chain Participation and Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 33: Infrastructure Development and Sectoral Growth Nexus: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 34: Female Labor Force Participation, Infrastructure and Sectoral Value Additions in sub–Saharan Africa -- Part 7: Governance -- Chapter 35: Sectoral Growth and Income Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Fiscal and Monetary Policies -- Chapter 36: Gender Wage and Employment Gaps in the Sub-Saharan Africa Economic Sectors -- Chapter 37: The Impact of Aid for Trade on Trade Costs Facing African Economies -- Chapter 38: Market Governance and Emerging Economies in Africa: A Dynamic Panel Analysis -- Chapter 39: Africa Should Discard Mainstream Economic Theory -- Chapter 40: Sustainable Economic Growth -- Chapter 41: Exchange Rate Volatility and Tax Revenue Performance in Sub-Sahara Africa -- Chapter 42: The effects of conflict on trade: do internal conflicts impede shifts to manufacturing and technology transfer?. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910574071403321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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