Unlocking Economic Development

Author : Ahmed Tahiri Jouti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1032736909

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Unlocking Economic Development by Ahmed Tahiri Jouti Pdf

"Despite the abundant literature about development policies and solutions, many developing countries continue to struggle with basic development issues. The author of this book argues that such a situation is due to the absence of an unlearning process that would aid in adjusting negative mindsets and outdated mental models that hinder economic development. This book addresses development issues from the behavioral perspective, linking negative mindsets and behaviors to growth and development strategies and policies. It identifies six mindsets and actions that impede the economic development of underdeveloped nations. Then, it suggests solutions to upgrade the mindsets according to the plans and policies. Moreover, the book highlights the different concepts and phenomena in a straightforward way with simple figures to facilitate their understanding for people who do not necessarily have a background in business or economics. At the same time, it fully respects scientific standards in addressing the topics and themes under discussion. Each chapter identifies the state of mind needed to 'unlearn' with real examples and experiences and offers suggestions to undertake and accomplish the unlearning process. Based on real and clear-cut examples, the book presents the main beliefs and psychological mechanisms that lead to underperforming behaviors of customers, investors, entrepreneurs and policy makers. Thus, the main audience for the book is scholars, students and researchers in economics and development, as well as policymakers, wishing to attempt new approaches to counteract the boomerang effect"--

Author : Iréne Bernhard,Urban Gråsjö,Charlie Karlsson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800371248

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Unlocking Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Iréne Bernhard,Urban Gråsjö,Charlie Karlsson Pdf

Illuminating and timely, this book explores several theoretical and empirical issues related to the potential for increasing capacities for innovation, knowledge and entrepreneurship. It highlights the current academic and political consensus that calls for policy interventions targeted towards more balanced, inclusive and regionally cohesive growth.

Author : Landry Signe
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815737391

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Unlocking Africa's Business Potential by Landry Signe Pdf

Africa welcomes business investment and offers some of the world's highest returns and impacts Africa has tremendous economic potential and offers rewarding opportunities for global businesses looking for new markets and long-term investments with favorable returns. Africa has been one of the world's fastest-growing regions over the past decade, and by 2030 will be home to nearly 1.7 billion people and an estimated $6.7 trillion worth of consumer and business spending. Increased political stability in recent years and improving regional integration are making market access easier, and business expansion will generate jobs for women and youth, who represent the vast majority of the population. Current economic growth and poverty-alleviation efforts mean that more than 43 percent of the continent's people will reach middle- or upper-class status by 2030. Unlocking Africa's Business Potential examines business opportunities in the eight sectors with the highest potential returns on private investment—the same sectors that will foster economic growth and diversification, job creation, and improved general welfare. These sectors include: consumer markets, agriculture and agriprocessing, information and communication technology, manufacturing, oil and gas, tourism, banking, and infrastructure and construction. The book's analysis of these sectors is based on case studies that identify specific opportunities for investment and growth, along with long-term market projections to inform decision-making. The book identifies potential risks to business and offers mitigation strategies. It also provides policymakers with solutions to attract new business investments, including how to remove barriers to business and accelerate development of the private sector.

Author : Davis, Junior,Laura Páez,Bineswaree Bolaky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Africa
ISBN : 921057284X

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Economic Development in Africa by Davis, Junior,Laura Páez,Bineswaree Bolaky Pdf

"The services sector critical source of income and employment in Africa. As the most dominant sector in many African economies, it has become a dynamic driver of growth in the continent in recent years. This dynamism, however, has not translated into a structural transformation of the continent. Africa's services provision remains suboptimal and is delivered at a high cost. Various regulatory and policy shortcomings prevail, which explain these inefficiencies and impede Africa's capacity to fully capitalize on the potential of its services sector. If the continent is to fully realize the benefits of development, services must play an enhanced role in the growth process. Regulation of and policies for infrastructure services need to better target existing market failures and address structural impediments to improve performance in the sector and unleash the potential of Africa's services economy. The Economic Development in Africa Report 2015, subtitled Unlocking the Potential of Africa's Services Trade for Growth and Development, examines some of the major policy issues that underlie Africa's services sector and provides policy guidance on how services could contribute to Africa's regional integration and generate inclusive growth and employment. More broadly, the report discusses how services can contribute to sustainable growth and development continent-wide, especially given the enabling role of services and their capacity to link with other sectors. Africa needs to boost services trade and become better integrated in global value chains. The report makes specific and actionable policy recommendations on how to better leverage Africa's services trade and the related development, employment and growth benefits. The report emphasizes the need for greater policy coherence at the national, regional and international levels to address services sector and trade policy disconnects."--Publisher's description.

Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PKEY:6610000542437

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Economic Growth by Fouad Sabry Pdf

What is Economic Growth Economic growth can be defined as the increase or improvement in the inflation-adjusted market value of the goods and services produced by an economy in a financial year. Statisticians conventionally measure such growth as the percent rate of increase in the real and nominal gross domestic product (GDP). How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Economic growth Chapter 2: Gross domestic product Chapter 3: Macroeconomics Chapter 4: Growth accounting Chapter 5: Capital intensity Chapter 6: Endogenous growth theory Chapter 7: Productivity Chapter 8: Convergence (economics) Chapter 9: Kuznets curve Chapter 10: Solow residual Chapter 11: Total factor productivity Chapter 12: Solow-Swan model Chapter 13: Development theory Chapter 14: Income and fertility Chapter 15: Oded Galor Chapter 16: Economic impact of HIV/AIDS Chapter 17: Education economics Chapter 18: Technological theory of social production Chapter 19: Eco-economic decoupling Chapter 20: Galor-Zeira model Chapter 21: Effects of economic inequality (II) Answering the public top questions about economic growth. (III) Real world examples for the usage of economic growth in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Economic Growth.

Author : Peter Lacy,Jakob Rutqvist
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137530707

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Waste to Wealth by Peter Lacy,Jakob Rutqvist Pdf

Waste to Wealth proves that 'green' and 'growth' need not be binary alternatives. The book examines five new business models that provide circular growth from deploying sustainable resources to the sharing economy before setting out what business leaders need to do to implement the models successfully.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Africa
ISBN : 921057284X

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Unlocking the Potential of Africa's Services Trade for Growth and Development by Anonim Pdf

"The services sector critical source of income and employment in Africa. As the most dominant sector in many African economies, it has become a dynamic driver of growth in the continent in recent years. This dynamism, however, has not translated into a structural transformation of the continent. Africa's services provision remains suboptimal and is delivered at a high cost. Various regulatory and policy shortcomings prevail, which explain these inefficiencies and impede Africa's capacity to fully capitalize on the potential of its services sector. If the continent is to fully realize the benefits of development, services must play an enhanced role in the growth process. Regulation of and policies for infrastructure services need to better target existing market failures and address structural impediments to improve performance in the sector and unleash the potential of Africa's services economy. The Economic Development in Africa Report 2015, subtitled Unlocking the Potential of Africa's Services Trade for Growth and Development, examines some of the major policy issues that underlie Africa's services sector and provides policy guidance on how services could contribute to Africa's regional integration and generate inclusive growth and employment. More broadly, the report discusses how services can contribute to sustainable growth and development continent-wide, especially given the enabling role of services and their capacity to link with other sectors. Africa needs to boost services trade and become better integrated in global value chains. The report makes specific and actionable policy recommendations on how to better leverage Africa's services trade and the related development, employment and growth benefits. The report emphasizes the need for greater policy coherence at the national, regional and international levels to address services sector and trade policy disconnects."--Publisher's description.

Author : Ahmed Tahiri Jouti
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781040088272

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Unlocking Economic Development by Ahmed Tahiri Jouti Pdf

Despite the abundant literature about development policies and solutions, many developing countries continue to struggle with basic development issues. The author of this book argues that such a situation is due to the absence of an unlearning process that would aid in adjusting negative mindsets and outdated mental models that hinder economic development. This book addresses development issues from the behavioral perspective, linking negative mindsets and behaviors to growth and development strategies and policies. It identifies six mindsets and actions that impede the economic development of underdeveloped nations. Then, it suggests solutions to upgrade the mindsets according to the plans and policies. Moreover, the book highlights the different concepts and phenomena in a straightforward way with simple figures to facilitate their understanding for people who do not necessarily have a background in business or economics. At the same time, it fully respects scientific standards in addressing the topics and themes under discussion. Each chapter identifies the state of mind needed to ‘unlearn’ with real examples and experiences and offers suggestions to undertake and accomplish the unlearning process. Based on real and clear-cut examples, the book presents the main beliefs and psychological mechanisms that lead to underperforming behaviors of customers, investors, entrepreneurs and policy makers. Thus, the main audience for the book is scholars, students and researchers in economics and development, as well as policymakers, wishing to attempt new approaches to counteract the boomerang effect.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9211128889

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Economic Development in Africa 2015 by Anonim Pdf

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821378892

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From Privilege to Competition by World Bank Pdf

'From Privilege to Competition: Unlocking Private-Led Growth in the Middle East and North Africa' sheds new light on the difficult quest for stronger and more diversified growth in a region of unquestionable potential. It underlines the need to strengthen reforms in many areas specifically, by reducing policy uncertainty and improving credit and real estate markets. It also highlights other important issues that restrain the credibility and impact of reforms in many parts of the region: conflicts of interest between politicians and businesses, an investment climate that favors a few privileged firms, and a dominant private sector that often opposes reforms. The book recommends that countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) engage in more credible reform agendas by improving the implementation of policies in a manner that will reduce discretion and privileges. This renewed commitment to stronger growth would entail several developments. First, governments will need to reduce opportunities for rent-seeking and foster competition. Second, they will need to work to reform institutions: private sector development policies will need to be systematically anchored in elements of institutional and public sector reforms in order to reduce discretion and opacity and improve the quality of services to firms. Third, they will need to mobilize all stakeholders, including larger representations from the private sector, around dedicated long-term growth strategies. Short of such a fundamental shift in the way private sector policies are formulated and implemented, investor expectations that governments are committed to reform will be limited. It will take political will and time to support sustained reforms that credibly convince investors and the public that changes are real, deep, and set to last. MENA countries are endowed with strong human capital, good infrastructure, immense resources, and a great deal of untapped creativity and entrepreneurship. The economic and social payoff of embarking on a more ambitious private-led growth agenda could thus be immense for all.

Author : James M. Cypher,James L. Dietz
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415254159

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The Process of Economic Development by James M. Cypher,James L. Dietz Pdf

This textbook includes discussions of such topics as the environment, the debt case, export-led industrialization, import substitution industrialization, growth theory and technological capability.

Author : Pepe Zhang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1619772787

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Unlocking Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean by Pepe Zhang Pdf

Author : Bhajan Grewal,Nella Hendriyetty,Iskandar Abdullaev,Chul Ju Kim,Naoyuki Yoshino,Eisa Khan Ayoob Ayoobi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000785074

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Unlocking Private Investment in Sustainable Infrastructure in Asia by Bhajan Grewal,Nella Hendriyetty,Iskandar Abdullaev,Chul Ju Kim,Naoyuki Yoshino,Eisa Khan Ayoob Ayoobi Pdf

Investment in infrastructure is essential for promoting economic growth, and while countries in Asia have enjoyed higher rates of gross domestic product growth in recent years, the region remains severely deficient in the scale and quality of sustainable infrastructure. Moreover, population growth and climate change continue to put increasing pressure on the need for strategic and farsighted development, calling for policy makers to reevaluate infrastructure governance to ensure sustainable economic growth. Currently, in developing Asia, most investment in infrastructure comes from the public sector. However, with growing fiscal deficits and other budgetary constraints, it is essential to develop alternative sources of investment for infrastructure projects. This presents opportunities to tap into the private sector, which can play an instrumental role in minimizing the funding gap through the development of stronger, more transparent public–private partnerships (PPPs) and incentivizing sustainable infrastructure investment. This book provides a scholarly discussion on the importance of PPPs and approaches to unlock private participation in infrastructure investment based on lessons from across Asia. Among the proposed schemes are government tax incentives, development-based land value capture strategy under PPP land pooling, Viability Gap Funds, Project Development Facilities, and other guarantees. The book aims to assess the impacts and future of sustainable infrastructure investments and examines the role of governments in mobilizing financial resources and new models for unlocking private investment in sustainable infrastructure. This book consists of fifteen original chapters on the experiences of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) and a few other cases for promoting private investment in sustainable infrastructure. The fact that not much has been published previously on this theme makes this book a welcome and timely addition to the much needed knowledge on this subject. ‘The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylor fran cis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non- Commercial- No Derivatives 4.0 license.’

Author : George E. Peterson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821377109

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Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure by George E. Peterson Pdf

Land-based financing of urban infrastructure is growing in importance in the developing world. Why is it so difficult to finance urban infrastructure investment, when land values typically increase by more than the cost of investment? Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure examines the theory underlying different instruments of land-based finance, such as betterment levies, developer exactions, impact fees, and the exchange of publicly owned land assets for infrastructure. It provides a wealth of case-study illustrations of how different land-based financing tools have been implemented, and the lessons learned from these experiences. This practical guide is designed to help expand the role of land-based financing in urban capital budgets in a way that strengthens urban infrastructure finance and urban land markets.

Author : Michael P. Todaro
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0582283841

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The Struggle for Economic Development by Michael P. Todaro Pdf

Compilation of articles on economic and social development in developing countries - covers underdevelopment, development theories, poverty, population, basic needs, employment, choice of technology, income distribution, education, urbanization, rural development, economic development strategies incl. Industrialization trade, import substitution, etc.; reviews role of multinational enterprises, North South dialogue development planning, etc. Bibliography.