Essays about: "Cotonou"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Cotonou.

  1. 1. Theorizing the External Actorness of the European Union in Global Development Governance : The Case of Aid Effectiveness in Post-Cotonou Development Policy

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Maria Ioannou-Naoum; [2021]
    Keywords : global development governance; aid effectiveness; EU actorness; Social Constructivism; Role Theory; norms; poverty eradication; foreign policy; development policy.;

    Abstract : The European Union (EU) is the world’s leading development donor, playing a pivotal role in shaping development norms. This paper aims to investigate the extent to which the EU has been effective in its external aid actorness towards global poverty eradication during the post-Cotonou negotiation period (2000-2020). READ MORE

  2. 2. Understanding the EU's Variable Commitment to Human Rights and Democratic Principles : A comparative case study of the EU's invocation of the Human Rights Clause under the Cotonou Partnership Agreement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Susanna Leesik; [2018]
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  3. 3. Does Institutional Quality Determine Aid Allocation?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johan Sigroth; [2013-10-17]
    Keywords : aid effectiveness; institutional quality; General Budget Support;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to address the allocation of development aid in relation to institutional quality of recipient countries by focusing on General Budget Support (GBS) – an aid modality associated with increased aid effectiveness and un-earmarked funds to recipient governments that display high institutional quality, but also with risks of moral hazard. The thesis departs from a theoretical framework based on previous research concerned with aid allocation and an on-going debate on aid effectiveness taking place within main donor organizations. READ MORE

  4. 4. EPA, Regional Integration And Export From Africa

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : COLLINS ENOH NYAMBI; [2010]
    Keywords : EPA; regional integration; export;

    Abstract : Introduction: The trade relationship between the European Union (EU) and African coun-tries based on regional groupings, under the framework of Economic Partnership Agree-ment(EPAs) came to play in most countries in January 2008. It replaces the preferential trade treatment granted by the EU under the Lomé convention and Cotonou agreement which allowed African, Carribean and Pacific countries(ACP) greater access to EU markets as a means of leveraging African exports, and encouraging the competitiveness of African economies in the global economy. READ MORE

  5. 5. Made in Madagascar - The Impact of Rules of Origin on the Textile and Clothing Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Andersson; [2009]
    Keywords : Rules of origin; Madagascar; textile clothing; AGOA; Lomé Cotonou; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates the impact of rules of origin (ROO) on the Malagasy textile and clothing industry. The ROO of two different preferential trading arrangements for developing countries, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of the US and the Lomé/Cotonou agreement of the EU, are compared and related to Malagasy clothing exports and textile imports. READ MORE