scholarly journals Infrastructure development and economic complexity in South Africa Running title: Can infrastructure development influence economic complexity?

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 488-501
Author(s):  
Richard Chauke ◽  
Thobeka Ncanywa
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Economic Complexity ◽  
Public Corporations ◽  
Economic Infrastructure ◽  
Economic Zones

South African economy comprises of a narrow range of exports and an over-dependence on the primary production. These challenges hindered the growth and development of the country as well as the continent. One of the ways to enhance growth and development is through the improvement of economic complexity which measures productive capabilities of sophisticated products that countries export. The study seeks to find the role of investing in infrastructure development has on economic complexity using South African data. The autoregressive distributive lag approach was employed using yearly data spanning from 1960 to 2018. Results indicate that investing in government economic infrastructure has a negative and robust impact on economic complexity. Investment on government social infrastructure and public corporations’ infrastructure can positively influence economic complexity. It can be recommended that there should be policies to support industrial development that targeted incentivising economic infrastructure development. The development should prioritize specific geographical areas such as special economic zones to improve the lives of citizens, boost the economy, attract foreign direct investment and create jobs.

scholarly journals The Role of Economic Infrastructure in Regional Development: Strategy to Strengthen Tourism Economic Zones� Supporting System

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Pangky Tri Febriansyah ◽  
Hari Susanto ◽  
Mahmud Thoha ◽  
Mochammad Nadjib ◽  
Firmansyah Firmansyah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Regional Development Strategy ◽  
Economic Infrastructure ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Economic Zones

Regional based development is an important issue to Indonesia as an archipelago country. One of the alternative to this issue is tourism development, theoretically tourism-dependent economy expectedly has positive impact to the economy. Regional development based on tourism expectedly can be more progressive if supported by tourism special economic zones. Therefore, the availability and appropriateness of the infrastructure must be examined. The aim of this research is to map tourism infrastructure condition in Indonesia, identify the obstacles of tourism infrastructure development, and analyze supporting infrastructure for inclusive and competitive tourism economic zones. The results show that there are still different definitions for tourism that affects the policy implementation. Moreover, there is still gap between infrastructure availability and needs in the tourism development, especially in tourism economic zones. Otherwise, community in the tourism economic zones surrounding areas have relatively strong social capital to support tourism. This condition should be the other supporting factors besides proper infrastructure and governance.

scholarly journals Infrastructure development in Africa’s regions: investment trends and challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 01029
Author(s):  
Alina Ibragimova ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Michail Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Production Function ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Industrial Sectors

The purpose of this work is to provide information on the development of the infrastructure of the African economy. The study provides statistics on African regions and industries. This article focuses on the forms of economic and social infrastructure, and directs to determine the share development infrastructural in Africa. The Africa has entered an era of devastating change this study shows that with the unfolding economic downturn in the northern economies that have traditionally dominated the global economy. The article provides empirical evidence on how the industrial sectors developed from an economic point of view. The authors believe that infrastructure affects output and productivity directly as a contribution to the production function of other sectors and as part of GDP formation. The article discusses the development of infrastructure for the period 1999-2019 without more detailed dynamics. It also does not explain the main topics developed by the authors. The work provides knowledge on how investments are developing in Africa, how industries have developed, and what is the role of each infrastructure sector in this development. It also shows how different areas of infrastructure work with different successes in creating new paths in the African economy.

scholarly journals The integrated economic-geographical analysis of the Greater Poland voivodeship (Poland) and the Cherkasy region (Ukraine)

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Geographical Analysis ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Economic Use

The integrated regional economic-geographical analysis of the Greater Poland Voivodeship (Poland) and the Cherkasy region (Ukraine) according to M. Baransky's scheme were done in the article. The economy and population of the regions were analyzed using such research methods: comparative, historical, statistical, economic zoning, remote monitoring. The most significant features of similarity and differences in economic use were determined in the article. The literature has yet to conduct a comprehensive comparative study of the regions of Poland and Ukraine, in particular, the Cherkasy region with the Polish provinces. So, we have investigated that the Greater Poland Voivodeship belongs to the strongest regions of Poland. This estimate is based on the following indicators: the size of the region, the population, including employment, the rate of GDP growth and its share per inhabitant, the level of industrial development, the pace of transformation, the dominant role of the private sector in the economy. An analysis of these indicators, conducted at the Institute for Market Economy Studies, shows that the Greater Poland is in the leading group of the best regions of the country. Cherkasy region belongs to agrarian-industrial regions of Ukraine. Based on results of the conducted research the following conclusions have been made: The formation of a civil society opens up broad preconditions for the development of industry and commodity products. Improving the assessment of social and economic development indicators, which was conducted in six areas: Financial self-sufficiency, Infrastructure development, Investment development and foreign economic cooperation, Labor market efficiency, Renewable energy and energy efficiency, and Economic efficiency about democratic progress and increase of investment attractiveness of the region. Study of comparative characteristics of socio-economic progress of regions of Ukraine and regions of Poland.

scholarly journals EDUCATIONAL SPHERE AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR OF INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Олена Василівна Гаращук ◽  
Віра Іванівна Куценко
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Public Consumption ◽  
The Social ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
Transformation Processes

Relevant theoretical and methodological, methodical, and practical issues of the role of education in ensuring sustainable development and achieving social stability under the transformation processes in Ukraine and the world are considered. It seems essential, as nowadays there are many new threats in our country, which require the identification of factors that may affect them, and primarily in terms of mitigation. In this regard, studying the problems associated with identifying and disclosing the factors that positively and negatively affect the growth of social stability and sustainable development, in particular factors of social and production, innovation and technological, natural and technogenic character under the deep transformation processes, is carried out. Among the factors that characterize and determine a socially stable environment, the factors of the population size, the level of urbanization, and the state of the industrial and social infrastructure development are of great importance. At the same time, the interaction of various factors plays an important role. Their dynamism, efficiency, and harmonization facilitate this. This should be the goal of state policy to achieve interaction between the processes of public consumption and the restoration of natural resources at a harmonious balance of economic, social, and environmental goals and needs, ensuring the overcome of both external and internal threats. In achieving sustainable development, special importance belongs to the educational sphere, which is an important factor in ensuring social stability. At the same time, special attention in the context of the educational sphere as a factor exerting a critical influence is paid to innovative technologies, human and other types of capital. Within the framework of studying various aspects of the educational sphere, practical approaches to the development of the social policy directed on the successful decision of modern problems of development of civilization are also considered.

Role of Infrastructure Development to Empower Women

2018 ◽  
pp. 906-924
Author(s):  
Indrani Basu
Keyword(s):  
Social Processes ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
The Other ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Actual Impact ◽  
The Social ◽  
Infrastructure Services

A modern economy is market focused. It is held that when a woman becomes a participant in the market on her own term as a rational economic agent she is empowered in an economic sense. It does not take into account the other spectrums of empowerment viz. gender political, cultural and like. A nation's infrastructure provides the basic scaffolding for development. The differences in how men and women use infrastructure services have important implications for sector policies, investment priorities, and program designs. This chapter will analyse how the infrastructure development programme as an economic process assist women to enhance capability of them within society and how its actual impact is mutually constituted by other non-economic social processes and make it an over determined matter. Our study has shown that adequate access of the social infrastructure services has fetched benefits for women and ensures empowerment of women.

scholarly journals The structuralist revenge: economic complexity as an important dimension to evaluate growth and development

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAULO GALA ◽  
IGOR ROCHA ◽  
GUILHERME MAGACHO
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Econometric Analysis ◽  
Income Gap ◽  
Economic Complexity ◽  
Convergence And Divergence ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Rich Countries

ABSTRACT This paper brings elements from the economic complexity literature to the discussions of the structuralist tradition on the central role of manufacturing and productive sophistication to economic growth. Using data provided by the Atlas of Economic Complexity this study sought to verify if countries’ complexity is important to explain convergence and divergence among poor and rich countries and, if so, which are the countries that will be able to reduce the income gap compared to developed countries. The econometric analysis revealed that exports and production complexity is significant to explain convergence and divergence among countries.

scholarly journals Role of CPEC in Energy and Industrial Development of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 74-90
Author(s):  
Muqarrab Akbar ◽  
Muhammad Tahir Hassan ◽  
Mian Tahir Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Energy Crisis ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Full Benefit ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
Game Changer ◽  
Industrial Economic

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been identified as a "game-changer" for Pakistan. Pakistan is facing two vital issues in recent times; one, the energy crisis and second, the lack of industrial capabilities. This paper explores that how CPEC is helpful in resolving the issue of the energy crisis in Pakistan. The industrial development in Pakistan through the CPEC project is also discussed in this research. Different energy projects and special industrial economic zones initiated under CPEC are discussed in this research. The research is supported by a survey conducted from 300 students of BS and MA level from different universities of South Punjab. The research concludes that CPEC seems to be helpful in resolving the energy crisis and the development of the industrial sector. However, the pace of working on these projects is slow, and the policymakers in Pakistan need to revise their strategy to get the full benefit from CPEC.

The Impact of Social Infrastructure and Physical Infrastructure on Economic Growth in Punjab, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962110439
Author(s):  
Jagmohan Singh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
District Level ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Physical Infrastructure ◽  
The Impact

Against the backdrop of socio-economic crisis and declining role of the state in infrastructure development, this article evaluates the inter-district disparities in social infrastructure (SI) and physical infrastructure (PI), and consequently attempts to examine the impact of SI and PI on economic growth in Punjab at two points in time, that is, 2004–2005 and 2016–2017. For this purpose, a district level social infrastructure index (SII) and a district level physical infrastructure index (PII) encapsulating 12 and 10 indicators, respectively, have been computed employing principal component analysis. The findings of the study revealed that PI acts as a pivotal catalyst to accelerate economic growth, whereas SI does not demonstrate any significant association with economic growth in Punjab. Furthermore, it is observed that pervasive inter-district disparities exist in SI and PI development and the majority of the districts depict a gloomy picture of infrastructure development in Punjab.

scholarly journals Applying social infrastructure development programs at the integrated development of territories in the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-223
Author(s):  
M. S. Egorova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Residential Development ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Integrated Development ◽  
Construction Market ◽  
The Russian Federation

This article discusses the role of social infrastructure in the framework of integrated development of territories. Analytical data is provided on the volume of the construction market, both in the Russian Federation and within the limits of St. Petersburg. In addition, methods for solving the problem of the need to increase residential development in the context of a shortage of territories for the integrated construction of residential premises are considered. Examples are given illustrating the implementation of various programs for the construction of social infrastructure in various regions of the Russian Federation, and possible ways of interaction between developers and state authorities are outlined.

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