Essays about: "Extractive Institutions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words Extractive Institutions.

  1. 11. Power Relations Between States and Trans-National Economic Institutions: A Case Study of the CFA Franc

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ernest Lecomte; [2017]
    Keywords : CFA Franc; extractive institutions; colonialism; neocolonialism; France; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The CFA Franc – which stands for Communauté Financiaire Africaine – refers to the West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA franc, two currencies that, although separate, are in practice interchangeable and have a fixed exchange rate to the euro. The CFA franc is used in 14 countries, 12 of which are former French colonies. READ MORE

  3. 12. The charity organization and the thief: Understanding structures disabling public development in Sierra Leone

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Maria Persson; [2015]
    Keywords : Dependency theory; Post-colonial theory; The economy of affection; FDI; Development;

    Abstract : Recent Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) reforms promoting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) carried out by the Sierra Leonean government has attracted foreign investors into its extractive industry. Access to natural minerals in the country has been ensured through land leases, and the government of Sierra Leone has obtained the opportunity to accumulate revenues through participation on the global market. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Complexity of an Oil Economy : A theoretical analysis of the Angolan economy as a complex adaptive system

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Jennifer Sandmark; [2015]
    Keywords : Angola; complexity; agent-based computational economics; Dutch disease;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the development and current state of the Angolan economy is analyzed on the basis of complexity theory in order to emphasize the interactions and relationships of the heterogeneous agents in it as well as the consequences of those interactions for the economy as a whole. A political economy approach is used to analyze the dualities and polarizations in the economy, and two stylized facts are identified as important for understanding the development of the Angolan economy; the deindustrialization of a country due to a booming oil sector causing an exchange rate appreciation in the core model of Max Corden (1984), and extractive institutions in a former colony hampering investments and development in the economy due to lack of protection of property rights (Acemoglu et al, 2001). READ MORE

  5. 14. FDI Inflows and Economic Growth in South Africa from 1994 to 2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lea Strauss; [2015]
    Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Growth; Absorptive Capacity; South Africa; Extractive Resources; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Since the beginning of democracy the South African government has been increasingly trying to attract FDI into the country. South Africa is an interesting case, since despite being a middle income country and highly developed compared to other African countries, FDI does not seem to offer positive spill-over effects. READ MORE

  6. 15. How can mining contribute to sustainable development in Colombia? : a review of stakeholders perspective and policy gaps

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Edwin Antonio Malagon Orjuela; [2012]
    Keywords : extractive industries; Colombia; mining; sustainable development; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With increased demand and high prices for minerals and metals in recent years, many resource rich developing countries see mining sector as vital to develop their economies. Colombia is one of these nations. READ MORE