Essays about: "African growth"

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  1. 21. INVESTIGATING THE EKC HYPOTHESIS IN SUB SAHARA AFRICA : The role of tourism

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Renson Gatsinzi; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis attempts to investigate the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and examine the role of tourism in environmental pollution in the region. The study applies panel data from 28 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1995-2014. READ MORE

  3. 22. Deepening or Dampening the Resource Curse? The effects of Chinese lending on the resource curse in African countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Timothy Littorin Liljerehn; [2022]
    Keywords : Resource curse; Chinese lending; China; Africa; Natural resource dependency; Angola; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. READ MORE

  4. 23. THE ROLE OF INFORMAL URBAN MARKET STRUCTURES IN FACILITATING WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Igbo Peter Okwudiri; [2022]
    Keywords : Nairobi; informal market; informality; market structures; women entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Nairobi, one of Africa's fastest developing urban centers, is home to many business organizations contributing to Kenya's economic and social development. A country is rapidly experiencing an economic shift; Kenya heavily relies on the informal economic sector, with small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) being the most significant sector contributing to economic development. READ MORE

  5. 24. Chinese loans: Debt-trap or distress relief? : A comparative analysis on Chinese lending in Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Göterfelt; [2022]
    Keywords : Chinese lending; IMF lending; economic growth; Africa; debt distress; panel data;

    Abstract : The purpose of the paper is to study the differences between Chinese and IMF lending in Africa, in particular the effect on economic growth and the relationship between lending and risk of debt distress. The assumption starting out were that the Chinese loans would not be marginally worse than their IMF counterparts. READ MORE

  6. 25. Bridging the Gap between Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: The case of Tanzania

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Twaha Said Mwakioja; [2021-08-04]
    Keywords : Tanzania; Monetary Poverty; Expenditure per Adult Equivalent; Expenditure Distribution; Poverty Line; Headcount Ratio; Gini Coefficients; Socioeconomic Factors; National Panel Survey;

    Abstract : Most of the developing countries have experienced impressive economic growth over two decades since 1990 with more than 50 percent poverty reduction whilst most of the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are facing the challenge of little poverty reduction over this period, in which poverty on average has been reduced by 30 percent. Tanzania as part of SSA is facing the same, with poverty having declined by 31. READ MORE