scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF PEACE AND STABILITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

2017 ◽  
pp. 173-190
Author(s):  
Filip Kaczmarek
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The Social ◽  
Military Conflicts ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Stable Development

This analysis of the situation of Sub-Saharan Africa states shows that it is impossible to achieve permanent, sustainable development in the conditions of war or other military conflicts. External aid for such countries is first and foremost humanitarian aid. Although such aid is necessary and helps save human lives, it does not eliminate the reasons for conflicts and is unable to ensure stable development. In the states with the worst situation, humanitarian aid does not have a significant influence on reducing migration trends. Before permanent development occurs, conflicts have to be efficiently resolved and their reasons eliminated or radically limited. The social and economic development of SSA states, which are currently suffering from armed conflicts and instability, is therefore primarily dependent on political rather than economic solutions.

Key Factors Hindering the Development of Education in Sub-Saharan Africa – Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Krzykawska ◽  
Agnieszka Żur
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Sub Saharan

Lack of effective education is often highlighted as one of the main factors hindering the development of African countries. Most of Sub-Saharan Africa exhibit some of the lowest national GDP indexes and the lowest literacy rates and additionally account for more than half of out-of-school children globally. Despite gradually implemented reforms, Sub-Saharan educational systems still face numerous challenges and do not meet global standards. Although the number of articles referring to Sub-Saharan education has been growing in recent years, they remain fragmented and do not provide a synthetic analysis of the main factors shaping education in the region. This article addresses this gap in the understanding of impediments to education in Africa, aiming to connect existing discussions to identify the barriers in the Sub-Saharan education systems. Based on an analysis of a selection of existing research evidence, statistics and reports, this study delivers a holistic analysis of education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa along with their determining factors. This study contributes to a better understanding of Sub-Saharan education as one of the critical factors in the social and economic development of this region.

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the Empowerment of Women in Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 95-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine Dibie ◽  
Robert Dibie
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Sub Saharan

Abstract This paper examines the predicament of prejudice that women face in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the social and economic factors that militate against the integration of women into senior administrative and political leadership positions in the continent. It contends that if women are under represented in Africa because of open or indirect mechanism of exclusion and discrimination, then educating women and girls is not enough. Equity for women and girls will only change if the public and private sectors’ institutions are galvanized to change simultaneously. Further it stresses that the public, private sectors and NGOs in Africa need to introduce diversity management programs as a policy at the national and regional government levels in order to engage talented women in its process of seeking sustainable development. The paper also argues that in offering women the opportunity to access economic resources as well as to disentangle their identities from those of their families they will contribute immensely in the sustainable development process of Africa. It contends that no development process will be totally beneficial to a nation if it does not involve women. The concluding section recommended some policies that would effectively reduce discrimination against women in the public service as well as stimulate and integrate talented women interests in the social, economic, leadership, and political development of Africa.

scholarly journals Assessment of the socio-economic development of the region (on the example of the Chuvash Republic)

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 01027
Author(s):  
Polina Gorbunova ◽  
Gennady Denisov ◽  
Elena Perfilova ◽  
Anna Zakharova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Step Process ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Chuvash Republic

The article proposes a methodology for an indicative assessment of the socio-economic development of the region in order to ensure the sustainability of development. The author’s methodology is based on the principles of indicative management; based on the use of a system of indicators of development indicators, intervals of threshold values; is a step-by-step process of assessing the social and economic development of the region; takes into account the contribution of each factor to ensuring sustainable development; allows you to identify “strong” and “problem” areas of social and economic development of the region. The analysis of the results obtained in dynamics makes it possible to assess the effectiveness of development indicators.

scholarly journals Modelling an impact of enterprises’ investment activity on the level of a region’s sustainable development using fuzzy logic apparatus

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (96) ◽  
pp. 41-55
Author(s):  
Tetyana Korytko ◽  
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Olena Kruk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development

The social and economic component of regional development characterizes the processes that take place with the participation of all subjects of a regional economy, which are aimed at achieving economically feasible results while ensuring stable improvement of the level and quality of life of the population. Theoretical and practical issues related to the interconnection of interests, goals and objectives of the social and economic development of systems of different levels are of great importance. It should be noted that the "points of economic growth" in the region are enterprises located in its territory. The potential of their socio-economic development can be revealed through the synergy of interests of the region and enterprises. The mechanism for achieving this can be modeling an impact of enterprises’ investment activity on the sustainable development of the region. The urgency of enhancing enterprises’ investment activity in the region, in particular – in conditions of growing unsustainable market conditions, is obvious, as ensuring the efficiency of their operation and intensification of investment activity is one of the most important functions not only of each enterprise but also the region and the state in general. In industrial regions, the regional government is interested and ready to assist in the enterprises’ upgrading, as it directly faces a lot of problems associated with their low technological level. The use of outdated technologies, physical and moral depreciation of equipment invariably cause a low level of labor productivity, high costs of manufacturing, its low quality, which leads to a decrease in the competitiveness of enterprises in the region. Such enterprises have a negative impact on the environment. All this together affects the level and quality of life of the population, which is a key indicator of the effectiveness of regional authorities. Thus, it can be noted that in modern conditions the emphasis in the transition to investment and innovation development is naturally shifted to the level of regions. Ensuring balanced social and economic development of regions in dynamic conditions of structural and organizational transformations and uncertainty is an crucial, complex and multifaceted problem, for the effective solution of which it is necessary to use effective means of economic assessment of feasibility, effectiveness and risks of socio-economic transformations, as well as appropriate means of assessments and regulations, which should include tools for indicative management.

Integrating Economic and Social Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 337-357
Author(s):  
Katharine Briar-Lawson ◽  
Mizanur R. Miah
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Development Goals

In “Integrating Social and Economic Development: Rationale, Models, and Limitations,” multiple levels of social and economic development are examined. In most nations, economic development is not well connected to social development, especially social welfare and social protections. This chapter explores more progressive development that offsets distorted development and its harms. Special attention is devoted to the well-being of the social entrepreneur and ecosystems of support. Integrative approaches are addressed, including conceptual frames, the leadership of the United Nations and its Sustainable Development Goals, and some of the academic disciplines that can contribute to more integrative thinking, approaches, policies, and research. Mechanisms for integration are discussed, along with attention to growth that promotes more inclusive economies.

scholarly journals Modeling social ecological economic relations as an assessment method for sustainable development of regions in the Russian Federationский

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-384
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Viktorivich Shimanovsky ◽  
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Elena Andreevna Tretiakova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development

The advocates for the sustainable development theory question current methods applied to achieve the economic growth. This theory states that the economic growth should not increase the environmental pollution and the social tension. The irrational use of natural resources and insufficient investments in the human capital cause a inadequate development path for various countries and their territories. This article models three components for sustainable development of the RF constituent entities which shape the economic, social, and environmental areas of human life: GRP growth, better living standards evaluated against social wellbeing coefficient, and pollution reduction. This study aims to substantiate the reciprocal relationships between three above mentioned components of the sustainable development in the Russian regions and to develop the forecasting tools for further practical recommendations. The methodology of open vector autoregressions is taken to be the main research method. In this case, special attention has been paid to find the optimal maximum lag value in the model and to substantiate the Granger causality between endogenous variables. The results of the study prove that economic, social, and environmental areas of the human activity are interconnected. To achieve the sustainable development for the regional systems under the acquired model, sustainable development in the Russian regions is achieved by investing more into the human capital and macroeconomic stability. These tools could be applied to forecast the changes in the economic, social, and environmental components of the RF regions’ sustainable development. The tools have been verified with the data on the social and economic development of Perm region, which gives high quality forecasts with a low forecast error value. Further update of the mathematical tools and forecasting the social ecological and economic connections become the basis for the development of the optimal trajectory for the sustainable development in Russian regions and provide better quality for the developed and implemented regional strategies for the social and economic development.

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.

Delivering water services during protracted armed conflicts: How development agencies can overcome barriers to collaboration with humanitarian actors

2019 ◽  
Vol 101 (912) ◽  
pp. 1067-1089
Author(s):  
Edoardo Borgomeo
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Emergency Relief ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Development Agencies ◽  
Sub Saharan

AbstractThis note discusses the challenges of water service delivery before, during and after protracted armed conflict, focusing on barriers that may impede successful transition from emergency to development interventions. The barriers are grouped according to three major contributing factors (three “C”s): culture (organizational goals and procedures), cash (financing practices) and capacity (know-how). By way of examples, the note explores ways in which development agencies can overcome these barriers during the three phases of a protracted armed conflict, using examples of World Bank projects and experiences in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. Before the crisis, development agencies need to work to prevent armed conflict. In a situation of active armed conflict or when conflict escalates, development agencies need to remain engaged as much as possible, as this will speed up post-conflict recovery. When conflict subsides, development agencies need to balance the relative effort placed on providing urgently needed emergency relief and water supply and sanitation services with the effort placed on re-establishing sector oversight roles and capacity of local institutions to oversee and manage service delivery in the long term.

scholarly journals Building and Rebuilding Buddhist Monasteries in Tang China: The Reconstruction of the Kaiyuan Monastery in Sizhou

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Anna Sokolova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Bai Juyi ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Its Regions

This article explores regional Buddhist monasteries in Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) China, including their arrangement, functions, and sources for their study. Specifically, as a case study, it considers the reconstruction of the Kaiyuan monastery 開元寺 in Sizhou 泗州 (present-day Jiangsu Province) with reference to the works of three prominent state officials and scholars: Bai Juyi 白居易 (772–846), Li Ao 李翱 (772–841), and Han Yu 韓愈 (768–824). The writings of these literati allow us to trace the various phases of the monastery’s reconstruction, fundraising activities, and the network of individuals who participated in the project. We learn that the rebuilt multi-compound complex not only provided living areas for masses of pilgrims, traders, and workers but also functioned as a barrier that protected the populations of Sizhou and neighboring prefectures from flooding. Moreover, when viewed from a broader perspective, the renovation of the Kaiyuan monastery demonstrates that Buddhist construction projects played a pivotal role in the social and economic development of Tang China’s major metropolises as well as its regions.

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