Ethnic-sectoral cleavages and economic development: reflections on the second Kenya debate

2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Vandenberg
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Ethnic Business ◽  
Rural Business ◽  
Narrow Focus

The second Kenya debate has prompted a close examination of the role of an ethnic business community – Indians/Asians – in the country's industrial development. While this community does own up to three-quarters of the country's medium and large-scale manufacturing firms, a narrow focus on manufacturing understates the contribution which Africans have made to the economy. A progressive rural business class is more likely to re-invest in profitable farming activities and to branch out into agro-processing, transport and trading than to undertake risky investments in urban manufacturing. As a result, historical ethnic-sectoral cleavages will tend to be reinforced. The article provides new calculations on the extent of African involvement in manufacturing, and reviews an ancillary literature which uses institutional and socio-economic analysis to understand differences in Kenya's business communities.

scholarly journals The role of diversity and tolerance in economic development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witold Kwasnicki
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Evolutionary Model ◽  
Industry Development ◽  
Radical Innovations ◽  
Long Run

AbstractThis paper presents an evolutionary model of industry development, and uses simulations to investigation the role of diversity and heterogeneity in firms’ behaviour, and hence industrial development. The simulations suggest that economic growth is increased with greater variety, in the sense of the evolutionary process approaching the equilibrium faster and also, in the long run, moving faster from one equilibrium to a new, more advanced, equilibrium. This occurs due to higher variety caused by a more tolerant environment, and due to the higher probability of emergence of radical innovations.

scholarly journals PERANAN HUKUM DALAM PEMBANGUNAN EKONOMI DI BIDANG TENAGA KERJA DI TENGAH PENERAPAN PEMBATASAN SOSIAL BERSKALA BESAR (PSBB) DI INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fransiskus Ravellino
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Pandemic Virus ◽  
Social Restriction ◽  
The Law

At the beginning of the year 2020 , Indonesia is experiencing a new phenomenon of is not fed, the phenomenon of pandemic covid-19 .Up to january 2021 , there is at least 808.000 covid-19 people infected with the virus , as many as 667.000 of them they cured and 23.753 soul that have died .The speed of the transmission of the virus coupled with the community apply protocol disiplinan is typical of the health make pandemic virus covid-19 it is difficult to overcome and forcing the administration to apply large scale social restrictions (PSBB) and this might impact on the economic growth of indonesia one of them is many unemployment due to reduced the company capacity to maintain labor that is .This research aims to review and give feedback about the role of the law into economic development especially in in the field of labor in the middle of this large-scale social restriction (PSBB) in the middle of this pandemic.

scholarly journals Labour turnover and workers' well-being in the Ethiopian manufacturing industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Kristine Halvorsen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Ethiopian Government ◽  
Labour Turnover

Manufacturing industry expansion is a central part of Ethiopia’s growth and transformation agenda due to its potential for accelerated economic development and large-scale job creation, in particular for women. However, the industry is experiencing extremely high labour turnover rates, which is hampering the prospects of a successful industrialization of the country. Understanding the reasons for the high turnover may give important insights into the industry workings and how factory employment affects women's economic empowerment and well-being. Using a combination of survey data and qualitative interviews, the study highlights three main reasons for the high turnover: unrealistic expectations about wages and work efforts, poor working conditions, and difficulties combining domestic responsibilities with factory employment. In order to achieve social and economic development through industrial development, the Ethiopian government and firm managers need to take action to handle the turnover problem, making factory jobs safe, profitable, and a place for competence development.

scholarly journals “Making Connections”: Insights into Relationship Marketing from the Australasian Stock and Station Agent Industry

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-448
Author(s):  
Simon Ville
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Customer Relationships ◽  
Primary Industry ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Rural Business ◽  
Recent Origin

Relationship marketing has received little attention from business historians who have favored the study of branding, associational advertising, market research, and the role of marketing agencies, particularly in relation to modern consumer manufacturing. Although the term relationship marketing is of recent origin, we analyze its practice under a different guise, “connections,” over several centuries: we draw on the extensive archival evidence of a rural business services industry in Australia and New Zealand. Relationship marketing's emphasis upon close and enduring individual customer relationships mitigated uncertainty of performance and behaviour, on both sides of the transaction, created by a long and geographically extended supply chain. The success of these relationships contributed to the primary industry-led economic development of both nations.

Managing the refugee crises in South Asia: The role of SAARC

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-219
Author(s):  
Zahid Shahab Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
South Asia ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
History Of

South Asia is home to roughly three million refugees and their long-term presence brings enormous challenges. South Asia’s history of colonialism, low economic development, and intra- and inter-state conflicts have contributed to the large-scale refugee movement and the lack of capacity to address the problem. This article examines the history, current activity and potential for regional cooperation in South Asia to address the issue. The article focuses particularly on the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the structure and culture of the organization and the likelihood of it addressing the politically complex issue of forced migration.

scholarly journals A Strategy of Economic and Industrial Development of Russia in the Worldwide Instability Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
I. S. Tsypin ◽  
S. I. Tsypina
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
International Investment ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Strategy ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
The Government

The subject of the researchis the development of the Russian economy through enhancing its management efficiency.The relevanceof the problem is caused by the need to overcome the slow economic development before 2024–2030 as well as by fundamental changes in the global economy associated with the collapse of the globalization policy and the transition to the state protectionism, which requires changing the approach to the domestic economy management. Other important factors are a variety of economic development strategies available and the need to choose and justify an optimum strategy for the development of Russia.The purpose of the researchwas the development of a sound economic strategy and guidelines for its implementation with account for aggregate influencing factors. A comprehensive strategy for the development of the national economy is proposed based on the optimal combination of defense-industrial, resource, stabilization and innovation strategies while taking into account the specifics of Russia. To evaluate the condition and prospects of the Russian economic development, two groups of factors have been identified: external economic and internal economic. With account for their impact, the guidelines for the integrated economic strategy implementation are proposed. As a result of the research findings,it is concludedthat to achieve the goals set it is reasonable to ensure the balanced development of foreign economic relations based on joint large-scale international investment projects; increase the manufacturing and exports of hightech and deep processing products; ensure intensive growth of labor productivity and product quality based on industry modernization. The research was based on studying and analyzing information from domestic and foreign sources, Presidential decrees, resolutions and decisions of the State Duma and the Government, materials of the Russian Statistical Service (Rosstat) and relevant periodicals. In the course of the research, methods of analysis and synthesis, selection of the main link and classification were used. The results of the research can be helpful in the implementation of the economic development strategy and for management of structural transformations.

scholarly journals Agriculture of the Irkutsk Region: Hard Experience in the Industrial Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-361
Author(s):  
Grigorii Tsykunov
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Material Base ◽  
State Farm ◽  
Irkutsk Region

The article deals with historical and modern problems of agricultural development in the Irkutsk region in the context of industrial development of the region. Structural changes in the agricultural sector, the ratio of crop production and animal husbandry in the production of agricultural products are traced. The study found that within the framework of large-scale programs for the development of the productive forces of the Irkutsk region, the main attention was paid to industrial development, and agriculture was assigned the role of a secondary industry. This was manifested in the residual principle of financing the agricultural sector, its material base and the development of the social sphere in rural areas. Rural youth were involved in the construction and operation of production facilities, which led to a reduction of the population in the nearby villages and villages of the region. Special attention is paid to the problems of modern agriculture in the conditions of market transformations in the industry. On the basis of statistical material, the characteristics of the main categories of farms are given: agricultural organizations, farms and households. The analysis shows the leading role of private households in the total volume of agricultural production. At the same time, there is still an insignificant share of farms in the goods produced. The demographic consequences of the destruction of the state-farm-collective-farm system, manifested in a reduction in the number of villagers and a large shortage of agricultural workers, are particularly noted.

scholarly journals Samara merchants and commercial education in the early XX century

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
Elena Ivanovna Sumburova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The City

The paper examines a process of commercial education development in Samara on the basis of archival materials and published sources of educational institutions and public institutions. The study revealed the motives that determined the main directions and results of Samara commercial and industrial circles activities aimed at providing staff to urban enterprises at the beginning of XX century. The author highlights a special role of Samara entrepreneur organizations, and first of all, the society of clerks and the Exchange society in the creation of a commercial school and a trading school. The author emphasizes that the established lower and secondary commercial educational institutions met the needs of the local business community. It is noted that the commercial school was focused mainly on the training of students for admission to universities (mostly technical), while trade schools and commercial courses provided the city with the necessary specialists majoring in Economics. As a result, the author comes to the conclusion that the local institutional conditions for higher economic school establishment in Samara in the early XX century was not developed, the rate of commercial education development depended on the economic development of the region.

scholarly journals THE PARADIGM OF MICRO ENTERPRISES AS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN PAKISTAN (CASE STUDY: PESHAWAR URBAN MARKET)

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Skilled Labor ◽  
Business World ◽  
Micro Enterprises

Micro enterprise in Pakistani cities is a survival economy for those who do not have a chance to enter the labor market as well as for those who desire to shape their destiny as an entrepreneur. In the last century, access to economic life through microenterprises was possible even without or at a very low level of training. In today’s world of specialization where micro enterprise not only play significant role in the form of entry to business world but also prove to serve as input provider to small, middle and large scale enterprises, and in addition to this micro enterprises have also become capable of innovation. In this context micro enterprises have started providing training and skill to the new entrants in the form of apprenticeship because hiring of skilled labor increases per unit cost of production. Hence training, apprentice and production of skilled labor at micro enterprises have not only strengthened the role of micro enterprises as a factor for economic development, but have also become an effective tool for social institutions. Hence this research is carried out with the objective to determine the role of micro enterprises in economic development and to assess the apprenticeship at micro enterprises as social institutionalization. Data was collected from micro enterprises about the indicator of economic success and target group for social institutionalization were apprentice working at micro enterprises in Peshawar. The analyzed data showed significant contributions of micro enterprises both in economic development and social institutionalization.

scholarly journals Framework for Oman’s Economic Development through Small & Medium Enterprise

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Dr. Subrahmanian Muthuraman ◽  
Mohammed Al Haziazi ◽  
Rengarajan Veerasamy ◽  
Nasser Al Yahyaei
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Enhancing small business development and promoting entrepreneurship would be a good strategy to contribute and promote economic development. From the socio-economic development viewpoint, SMEs provide a variety of benefits. The purpose of this study is to examine the link between economic growth and small and medium enterprise performance and develop a conceptual framework in Oman context.Desk Research technique was conducted for this study. The contribution which small and medium businesses can make to national economy and wealth creation needs to be recognized by the governments from the beginning and be considered as part and parcel of the economic development process. SMEs are the major growing force behind the growing economy of the Sultanate of Oman. Experts and economists are unanimous about the role of small and medium enterprises in the development of Oman’s economy. Small and medium enterprises, now representing the largest category in the economic sector, will complement the activities of large-scale businesses as industrialization gains pace in Oman. There is a need to emphasize the role of SME entrepreneurs in economic development, and to ascertain the role of SMEs in capacity building, employment generation, promoting competitive market, technological development for the economic growth of the Sultanate of Oman.

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