Introduction to Studies on Economic Development and Growth in Selected African Countries

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Almas Heshmati
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Economic Development And Growth

scholarly journals Implications of Governance, Natural Resources, and Security Threats on Economic Development: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6236
Author(s):  
Husam Rjoub ◽  
Chuka Uzoma Ifediora ◽  
Jamiu Adetola Odugbesan ◽  
Benneth Chiemelie Iloka ◽  
João Xavier Rita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Sub Saharan

Sub-Saharan African countries are known to be bedeviled with some challenges hindering the economic development. Meanwhile, some of these issues have not been exhaustively investigated in the context of the region. Thus, this study aimed at investigating the implications of government effectiveness, availability of natural resources, and security threats on the regions’ economic development. Yearly data, spanning from 2007 to 2020, was converted from low frequency (yearly) to high frequency (quarterly) and utilized. Data analysis was conducted using Dynamic heterogeneous panel level estimators (PMG and CS-ARDL). Findings show that while PMG estimator confirms a long-run causal effect of governance, natural resources, and security threats on economic development, only natural resources show a short-run causal effect with economic development, while the CS-ARDL (model 2) confirms the significance of all the variables both in the long and short-run. Moreover, the ECT coefficients for both models were found to be statistically significant at less than 1% significance level, which indicates that the systems return back to equilibrium in case of a shock that causes disequilibrium, and in addition, reveals a stable long-run cointegration among the variables in the model. Finally, this study suggests that the policy makers in SSA countries should place more emphasis on improving governance, managing security challenges, and effectively utilizing rents from the natural resources, as all these have severe implications for the economic development of the region if not addressed.

scholarly journals Mapping the Market Segments for the Consumers of Greek Cooperative Food Products

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3825
Author(s):  
Ourania Tremma ◽  
Achilleas Kontogeorgos ◽  
Philippos Karipidis ◽  
Fotios Chatzitheodoridis
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Local Society ◽  
Economic Development And Growth ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Western Greece

The purpose of this study was to illustrate and understand how consumers of cooperative food products could be segmented in the region of Western Greece. For this purpose, a questionnaire survey was undertaken involving almost 500 consumers in the selected region. Consumers were segmented on the basis of their consumption of cooperative products and in association with their attributes and beliefs regarding cooperatives’ products. Τhe performed cluster analysis grouped participants into four distinct groups with different characteristics and perceptions regarding cooperatives’ products. The consumer groups were called “skeptics”, “cooperative”, “passively sensitive”, and “indifferent”. According to the results, in general, participants considered cooperative food products as a safe choice with excellent value for money and contributing to the local society, economy, and sustainability. Segmentation could allow agricultural cooperatives to focus only on those segments of consumers that are willing to pay for cooperative products by allocating all available resources in serving them. The results of this research, even with its limitations, can help directors and marketing executives of agricultural cooperatives to better understand that operating in a specific market could be more effective when targeted at specific segments to help not only the viability of agricultural cooperatives but also their economic development and growth.

scholarly journals Adaptation of Globalization and Their Effect to the Tanzania Economic Growth

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Japhet Jacksoni Katanga ◽  
Seleman Pharles
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Advance Technology ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Social

Globalization can be defined as the process based on international cooperation strategies, the aims of globalization is to expanded the operation of a certain business or service to become into a worldwide level, Globalization facilitate the modern advance technology which help community to undergo the social, political and economic development. Globalization economic has reinforced the margination for African developing economies and make to be dependent for the few primary commodities or service whereby the price and demand are extreme determine by externally. On this outcome it lead some of the African countries to be turn into poverty or economic inequality due let their own resources being determine by developed countries. On these paper you will get a chance to oversee the effect of adaption globalization to Tanzania economic growth.

scholarly journals Network model for researching the impact of the increasing of division of labor on innovations and economic growth

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
I.P. Timofeev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Division Of Labor ◽  
Network Model ◽  
Economic Development And Growth ◽  
Economic Interpretation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development

The author offers a network model of the economic system designed to research the impact of increasing technological division of labor on the opportunities for economic development and growth. The article describes the main elements of the model and their economic interpretation, as well as the basic rules for its construction. An economic network consists of sets of producers, consumers and goods flows between them. The author shows how the model represents the appearance of various types of innovations. The author has outlined main directions of further development and researching the model.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Human Development Index in Central Asian Countries

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volkan Öngel ◽  
İlyas Sözen ◽  
Ahmet Alkan Çelik
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Political Preference ◽  
Equal Distribution ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Life Expectancy At Birth ◽  
Economic Development And Growth

Economic development and growth had been the most important target among all goverments throughout the history. In this respect, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Middle Asian Region had chosen development as primary target in 20 years time after their independence. Human capital is the leading factor to maintain economic development and growth. Development and growth terms over which different meanings and concepts were imposed in time, necessitated several political economic alterations. Before 1970’s, increase in income had been sufficient criterion for the development of a government. But nowadays economic development incorporates factors such as life expectancy at birth, school enrolment ratio, literancy rate, gender discrimination, poverty alleviation, equal distribution of income beyond economic growth. Herewith this change political preference and priorities has started to differentiate. The aim of this study is to discuss human development index (HDI) data of 5 Middle Asian countries in 2010 and changes in HDI in years after their independence. Comparisan between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and HDI rates are also performed within this analysis. This study consists of data of 5 Middle Asian countries between years 1990-2010. Basic, retrospective, illustrative library method is used as the study method. In conclusion, we find that increase in GDP did not reflect over HDI in Middle Asian Countries within 20-years period.

Il pensiero di Kenneth Boulding, economista irenico. Relazioni sociali tra scambio, dono e coercizione

2009 ◽  
pp. 5-30
Author(s):  
Raul Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Informal Institutions ◽  
Relational Goods ◽  
Economic Theories ◽  
Economic Development And Growth ◽  
Formal And Informal Institutions

- The aim of this essay is the ‘triangular theory of social interactions as expounded by Kenneth Boulding. Rediscovering the theoretical reflections of Kenneth Boulding about social interactions is even more important nowadays when economists are emphasizing the role of both formal and informal institutions in economic development and growth. In fact, he pioneered the study of elements which are commonly considered in the economic theories of institutions, social capital, reciprocity and relational goods.

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