scholarly journals The Role Of Literacy In The Economic Growth Of Cameroon

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Dudjo Yen G. Boris ◽  
Sonkeng Germain ◽  
Njong Mom Aloysius ◽  
Tafah Edokat O. Edward
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Literacy Rate ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

This paper focuses on how education contributes to economic growth. That is to say that there is a significant relationship between the variables of education and the economic growth of Cameroon. Education is therefore a priority for all nations. This shows the prominent place it occupies in the Constitution of almost every state. There are several studies that have focused on the relationship between education and economic growth of the microeconomic perspective, as macroeconomic, both theoretically and empirically. Empirical studies, which have been carried out everywhere around the world, do not agree with the fact that education has a positive effect on economic growth. The estimation results show that literacy rate, however, remains ambiguous and contradictory when OLS is going to GMM. Investing in Literacy is a challenge for development and it is the heart of poverty reduction process at all levels.

Do materialists care about sustainable luxury?

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-478
Author(s):  
Nabanita Talukdar ◽  
Shubin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Functional Value ◽  
Psychological Mechanism ◽  
Generic Products ◽  
Luxury Products ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the underlying psychological mechanism and boundary conditions which drive materialists' purchase intention (PI) of sustainable over generic luxury products.Design/methodology/approachFour empirical studies (one survey and three experiments) were conducted to test the hypotheses.FindingsMaterialism has a positive effect on consumers' purchase intention of sustainable over generic luxury products because materialists tend to have higher perceived functional value of sustainable (i.e., green) luxury products. Product conspicuousness (i.e., publicly consumed versus privately consumed luxury) moderates the effect of materialism on PI of sustainable over generic luxury products. Materialism increases the perceived functional value and thus enhances the PI of sustainable luxury products over generic luxury products only when the product is privately consumed (as opposed to publicly consumed).Originality/valueThis article contributes to the literature that explores how materialism affects environmentalism. This study is among the first empirical works in the context of luxury that studies the relationship between materialism and purchase intention of green products over generic products. This study is also among the first in the context of materialists to empirically establish the importance of perceived functional value associated with sustainable over generic products in affecting PI. Moreover, this article investigates the moderating role of product conspicuousness, which enhances the generalizability of the findings.

scholarly journals Assessing the Effect of Integration in Logistics Sector on Economic Growth: Evidence from Sultanate of Oman

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Ali Mohsin Salim Ba Awain ◽  
Mohd Dan Jantan ◽  
Inda Sukati
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Logistics has been recognized as an important weapon for competitive advantage to boost economic growth. This paper examines the integration in the logistics sector that may result in increasing the economic growth. The study is also considering the role of government policy on the relationship between the factors of integration and the economic growth. The finding of this study shows that there is positive effect of: (1) Infrastructure on economic growth, (2) productivity on economic growth, (3) competiveness on economic growth, (4) Technological Advancement on economic growth. This study also found that (5) The Relationship between infrastructure, productivity, competiveness, technological advancement on economic growth moderated by government policies.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF ZAKAT IN MALAYSIA IN DEALING WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hanif Mohd Noor ◽  
Muhammad Aiman Abdull Rahim ◽  
Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Ibrisam Fikry ◽  
Aminudin Hehsan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

The COVID-19 pandemic that struck, shocks the whole world, regardless of race or religion. The effects of a pandemic can be felt from a health, social and economic point of view. The impact clearly affects the growth of the world economy, especially in Malaysia. Despite the pandemic, we can see the assistance extended by the people of the world, especially the community in Malaysia to help those effected and affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Zakat institutions in Malaysia have also not missed out on their duty to help asnaf who need special assistance during this pandemic. So, in this study, the researcher will study in more depth the assistance provided and the channels used to help the zakat asnaf affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, this study also aims to determine the impact of assistance given to asnaf on the country's economic growth during the pandemic. The methodology used is content analysis from studies on zakat and, data from zakat institutions. The results of the study showed a positive effect on the economy of the recipients with the assistance received by the asnaf from the zakat institution.

scholarly journals Tourism, an Underestimated Driving Force for the Creative Economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-395
Author(s):  
Greg Richards
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
The World ◽  
Circulation Of Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Parts

This study examines the relationship between tourism and the creative economy. An increasing number of countries, regions and cities are developing policies to link tourism and creativity to economic growth and support cultural and creative activities. As a result, different models of “creative tourism” have emerged. Case studies of creative tourism development are described from different parts of the world, and their effects are examined. Particular attention is paid to the role of knowledge, which the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees as central to the development of creative tourism. Because tourism can be a tool for the circulation of knowledge and creation of links between creative individuals, it can arguably support the development of the creative economy.

scholarly journals Corruption and conservation: the need for empirical analyses. A response to Smith & Walpole

Oryx ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Economic Outcomes ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Empirical Analyses

Smith & Walpole (2005) focus on a heretofore little examined issue of unknown importance: the role of corruption in affecting biodiversity conservation outcomes. Unfortunately, there are no well-executed empirical studies of the relationship between corruption and conservation to guide practitioners. As noted by Smith & Walpole, however, the role of corruption in affecting other economic outcomes has been the subject of numerous theoretical and empirical analyses. These other analyses offer useful insights to conservationists precisely because the biodiversity context is representative of a larger class of contexts in which power is delegated to self-interested bureaucrats. Readers interested in the topic would do well to take a close look at the references in Smith & Walpole, as well as visiting the World Bank's website on corruption and governance (World Bank, 2005).

scholarly journals Corruption Prevention and Economic Growth: A Mediating Effect of Rule of Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Hongdao ◽  
Ayesha Mumtaz ◽  
Hamid Mukhtar ◽  
Hafiz Abdul Rahman Saleem ◽  
Sonia Azam
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Governance Indicators ◽  
The World ◽  
Corruption Prevention ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Control Of Corruption

This article is based on the mediating effect of rule of law between control of corruption and economic growth in China. Many empirical studies have been conducted on the relationship of corruption with economic growth, income, democracy, education, employment rate and the likes. Most of them are based on linear relationship and evaluate the impact of corruption and corruption prevention on different economic and social variables. But the study under consideration is focusing upon the role of rule of law in control of corruption and economic growth in China. It puts forth a question that what kind of effects rule of law put on economic growth and corruption prevention. The top seven economies of the world have been selected and data has been extracted from the Worldwide Governance indicators of the World Bank. In order to address the above question, the study was divided into two major parts. First, the author has applied regression analyses to see the relationship among the economic growth, rule of law and corruption; and also the impact of economic growth and control of corruption on rule of law. Then, mediation analysis has been conducted to see if rule of law plays a role in control of corruption and economic growth. The results show that economic growth significantly improve the level of control of corruption and rule of law plays a partial intermediary role in the process of economic development to enhance the corruption prevention. Second, the author has discussed the condition of rule of law and corruption in the era of the current leader, Xi Jinping and before 2012.

Kazakhstan’s Economic Growth in the Context of the World Economy

2006 ◽  
pp. 133-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Arystanbekov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
World Ocean ◽  
Direct Access ◽  
Crude Petroleum ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

Kazakhstan’s economic policy results in 1995-2005 are considered in the article. In particular, the analysis of the relationship between economic growth and some indicators of nation states - population, territory, direct access to the World Ocean, and extraction of crude petroleum - is presented. Basic problems in the sphere of economic policy in Kazakhstan are formulated.

On Metaphysics and the Political: A Polemics of Reading Baudelaire in the 1930s

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-259
Author(s):  
Joseph Acquisto
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Modern Poetry ◽  
Progressive Politics ◽  
The World ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

This essay examines a polemic between two Baudelaire critics of the 1930s, Jean Cassou and Benjamin Fondane, which centered on the relationship of poetry to progressive politics and metaphysics. I argue that a return to Baudelaire's poetry can yield insight into what seems like an impasse in Cassou and Fondane. Baudelaire provides the possibility of realigning metaphysics and politics so that poetry has the potential to become the space in which we can begin to think the two of them together, as opposed to seeing them in unresolvable tension. Or rather, the tension that Baudelaire animates between the two allows us a new way of thinking about the role of esthetics in moments of political crisis. We can in some ways see Baudelaire as responding, avant la lettre, to two of his early twentieth-century readers who correctly perceived his work as the space that breathes a new urgency into the questions of how modern poetry relates to the world from which it springs and in which it intervenes.

Financial Intermediation and Growth: Theory and Some Cross-Country Evidence

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (4II) ◽  
pp. 855-862
Author(s):  
Tayyeb Shabir
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Markets ◽  
Financial Intermediation ◽  
Empirical Estimates ◽  
Financial Liberalisation ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Theoretical Developments

Well-functioning financial markets can have a positive effect on economic growth by facilitating savings and more efficient allocation of capital. This paper characterises some of the recent theoretical developments that analyse the relationship between financial intermediation and economic growth and presents empirical estimates based on a model of the linkage between financially intermediated investment and growth for two separate groups of countries, developing and advanced. Empirical estimates for both groups suggest that financial intermediation through the efficiency of investment leads to a higher rate of growth per capita. The relevant coefficient estimates show a higher level of significance for the developing countries. This financial liberalisation in the form of deregulation and establishment and development of stock markets can be expected to lead to enhanced economic growth.

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