Studies on economic development and growth in selected African countries

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, inf...

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Other Authors Heshmati, Almas
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer Nature, 2017.
EditionFirst edition.
SeriesFrontiers in African business research.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789811044519
9789811044502
Physical Description1 online resource

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505 0 |a 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. 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
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