ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GHANA UNDER KUFUOR (2001-2008): ‘MAMMON’ AND GOOD NEIGHBOURLINESS.

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-221
Author(s):  
Steve Asirifi Yeboah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
National Development ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Relation ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Rate Of Development ◽  
Economic Diplomacy ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators

This study seeks to assess the extent to which President Kufuor’s adoption of economic diplomacy impacted the economic growth and development of Ghana from 2001-2008. The economic development of Ghana after inde-pendence vary from one administration to the other with military takeovers influencing and changing the course and rate of development. President Kufuor’s administration however presents a remarkable record of immense economic growth. Kufuor’s era was thus, termed as the “Golden Age of Business” following the gravity of private businesses springing up and an environment created for such initiatives to thrive on. In the final analysis, the study came to the realization that Kufuor’s administration reemphasizes the deepening economic relation Ghana developed with other partners through the implementation of economic diplomacy. The study underlined some initiatives that was embarked on and further provided some macroeconomic indicators representing the level of development during his era. The result revealed the roles of diplomats as primary avenues for the promotion of economic diplomacy and how their activities impact the economic growth of a country.

scholarly journals Role of tourist motivation as mediating variable on visitor decisions at Indonesian tourism village

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-98
Author(s):  
Martaleni Martaleni ◽  
Ernani Hadiyati ◽  
Yussi Isna Pertiwi ◽  
Ni Nyoman Kerti Yasa
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Global Force ◽  
Tourist Village

The tourism sector has become a truly global force for promoting economic growth and development. Therefore, the study of tourism has become an interesting topic for researchers lately. On the other hand, local tourism, generally in developing countries, is often neglected by academics and policymakers. For this reason, this study aims to examine and analyze the role of tourist motivation in mediating accessibility, amenities, and attractions on visiting decisions. This study is a survey research with an explanatory method. The population is tourists who visit the tourism village of Bumiaji, Indonesia, in the low and busy seasons. The population is infinite and the number of respondents who were interviewed is 100 respondents; data were collected by distributing questionnaires to domestic tourists who came from outside the tourist village of Bumiaji, then the data were processed and analyzed using Warp Partial Least Squares. The findings indicate that the effect of accessibility on visiting decisions is not mediated by tourist motivation. This shows that the decision of tourists to visit can be directly influenced by the time and means of transportation available. Meanwhile, the influence of amenities and attractions on the decision to visit is mediated by the motivation of tourists. This means that amenities and attractions can influence a tourist’s decision to visit if there is an urge from tourist to relax or make friends or enjoy the culture at tourist attractions, etc.

Halting Progress: Indonesia's Economic Development since 1880

Itinerario ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 15-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre van der Eng
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Development Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Development Experience ◽  
Published Research

This article contains a sweeping summary of Indonesia's macro-economic growth and development experience since 1880, largely on the basis of quantitative data from published research. It sets the scene for some of the other papers in this special issue. The paper identifies phases of economic expansion and contraction and some of the broad factors relevant to understanding the phasing of the development process that spans 120 years. Despite the halting progress in the country's development experience, the article underlines the continuity of economic change in Indonesia, beyond the years that demarcate the end of the colonial era. It also addresses the fact that in comparative terms Indonesia's growth experience during the twentieth century was remarkably fast.

scholarly journals The Economy of Education and its Role in National Development

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 261-267
Author(s):  
Yousef Mehnatfar
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
National Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economics Education ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
High Expenditure ◽  
Education Science

We can say indubitable that education is one of the main elements of economic growth and development of each country. Even, some believe that evolution and progress of this part causes progress of the other parts. Economics education is a combination of word “economy” and “education” that study usage of economics in the education system; hereby, it considers a branch of economics. And it considers one of the courses of education science because it attends to recognition of economic issues of education and improvement of efficiency of education system. So, for acquaintance with economics education, it’s necessary to first understand the economics and its related objects; it means that we should have perfect and exact recognition about current expenditure that pay for education of manpower. Moreover, it can be mentioned to the role of education as a collector of force and human capital needed for economic and social development of communities. In this article, it is mentioned to education in Iran as for its high expenditure.

scholarly journals Efforts Towards Development Planning, Issues and Challenges: An Overview of Nigeria Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-500
Author(s):  
Abubakar S Yushau Alfakoro
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
National Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Absolute Poverty ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

So essential and imperative is national development plans to the success of any nation. If any country desires to attain sustainable economic growth and development, be it developed or developing, it must make plans for its goals and objectives. Since colonial period and after, Nigeria has committed itself on series of national development plans in order to attain sustainable economic growth and development. It is not a denying fact that Nigeria efforts towards development plans have not been achieved and also improves its economic situation. Over time, this has been proved from economic indicators such as increase in rate of unemployment, short life expectancy ratio, lack of infrastructural facilities and absolute poverty as a result of the spillover effect of its development plans to instill results. The main objective of this research work is to overview some of the previous Nigerian development plans and pin-point out the militating factors that serve as deterrent to the achievement of development plans in the country. This research work sourced its materials through secondary sources of materials. However, competent development expert, corruption free society, political leadership, harmonization and efficient resource allocation are part of the remedies or motor for a successful and sustainable national development plans

scholarly journals Community Development and Local Social Capital

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Jordan ◽  
Bulent Anil ◽  
Abdul Munasib
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Geographical Clusters

While a substantial amount of research has been devoted to showing what social capital does, research explaining social capital itself lags behind. The literature has a long tradition of examining the effect of social capital on local economic growth and development. In this paper we examine whether local economic development can explain the variation in social capital across various geographical clusters in the state of Georgia. We begin by devising a measurement tool, a Human Development Index (HDI), to measure community development. Our social capital measure includes associational memberships, voluntary activities, and philanthropy obtained from the Georgia Social Capital Survey. The findings show that even after accounting for various demographic and economic characteristics, the HDI explains the variation in a number of social capital levels (especially those measured by associational involvement) across various geographical clusters in the state of Georgia.

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