Studies on Economic Development and Growth in Selected African Countries

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Heshmati, Almas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Frontiers in African Business Research,
• Θέματα: Business.; Political economy.; Sustainable development.; Development economics.; Business and Management.; African Business.; African Economics.; Political Economy.; Development Economics.; Sustainable Development.

This book is a collection of studies on economic development and growth in selected African countries. It consists of an introduction/summary and 15 inter-related empirical studies grouped into 5 research areas: women’s empowerment and demand for healthcare; the impact of institutions, aid, inflatio...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1.An Introduction to the Studies on Economic Development and Growth in selected African Countries
• Part A. Women’s empowerment and demand for healthcare
• Chapter 2:Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda
• Chapter 3:Role of Insurance in Demand for Healthcare in Rwanda
• Part B. Impact of institutions, aid, inflation and FDI on economic growth
• Chapter 4: Economic Growth and the Impact of Institutions
• Chapter 5: Fiscal Effects of Aid in Rwanda
• Chapter 6:Exploring the Relationship between Inflation and Real Economic Growth in Rwanda
• Chapter 7: Addis YIMER, Macroeconomic, Political and Institutional Determinants of FDI Inflows to Ethiopia
• Part C. Capital structure and bank loan growth effects
• Chapter 8: Yitbarek TAKELE and Daniel BESHIR, Firm-specific Determinants of Insurance Companies’ Capital Structures in Ethiopia
• Chapter 9: Atnafu GEBREMESKEL, Income Distribution and Economic Growth
• Part D. Trade, mineral exports and exchange rate
• Chapter 10: Johannes O. BOCKMANN, SME Trade with sub-Saharan Africa
• Chapter 11: Emmanuel MUSHIMIYIMANA, An Assessment of the Contribution of Mineral Exports to Rwanda’s Total Exports
• Chapter 12: Fentahun BAYLIE, Testing the External Balassa Hypothesis for Low and Middle Income Countries
• Part E. Growth, productivity and efficiency in various industries
• Chapter 13: Hassen AZIME, Gollagari RAMAKRISHNA and Melesse ASFAW, Agricultural Tax Responsiveness and Economic Growth in Ethiopia
• Chapter 14: Olaide R. AKANDE and Hephzibah O. OBEKPA, Improving Agricultural Productivity in sub-Saharan Africa
• Chapter 15: Eric UWITONZE and Almas HESHMATI, Service Sector Development and its Determinants in Rwanda
• Chapter 16. Masoomeh RASHIDGHALAM, Labor-use Efficiency in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries.