ABSTRACT This study investigated the long and short-run impact of external debt on economic growth in the context of Ghana using the sample period spanning from 1980 to 2016. The study also examined the Ghana’s external debt trend analysis over the sample period considered for this study. Theoretical and empirical evidences indicates that external debt can either exert negative or positive impacts on economic growth depending on how the external funds acquired is injected into the economy. ...
Abstract This research report is about Regional Economic integration and its relevance to Industrial growth. The problem identified was that despite the renewed talks on reviving the East African trade bloc, firms have continued to operate within nation boundaries and have therefore not enjoyed to the optimal level, the benefits affiliated to mass production. The purpose of this study was to analyze the role that REI has played towards the growth of industries in East Africa and the world at...
ABSTRACT Monetary union has become a contentious issue in recent times especially since the successful launch of the European monetary zone. The African Union has plans to create an economic and monetary union for its members. This will involve the creation of a new unified currency for the whole of Africa. This work seeks to give an appraisal of the significance of a monetary union to Africa, look at the challenges and prospects of such an agenda and determine whether or not a monetary union...
ABSTRACT The effect of government size on economic growth has given rise to conflicting views among economists. Some view a large government size as harmful to economic growth due to inefficiencies inherent in government. The other group of economists argues that a larger size of government is likely to enhance economic growth. Kenya’s public expenditure has been experiencing rapid growth since 1963, while GDP growth over the same period has not followed the same path. The main objective of...
Abstract: Trypanosomiasis is a significant productivity-limiting livestock disease in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to poverty and food insecurity. In this paper, we estimate the potential economic gains from adopting Waterbuck Repellent Blend (WRB). The WRB is a new technology that pushes trypanosomiasis-transmitting tsetse fly away from animals, improving animals’ health and increasing meat and milk productivity. We estimate the benefits of WRB on the production of meat and milk using...
ABSTRACT This study reviewed the External Debt and Economic Growth in Nigeria with specific emphasis on Nigeria Over the period of 1985-2014. One major problem of this study is under development of the Nigeria Economy. An objective of the study is to measure the impact of external debt on the Growth of the nation. The theoretical view sees External debt as fiscal policy instrument which fills the savings Gap. By extension, external debt supplements Government external reserves and sustainable...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the role of East African Community Integration in promoting Immigration Policies in Tanzania. The study sought to achieve the following specific objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of East Africa integration to the immigration policies in Tanzania. To examine the awareness of the EAC common market protocol among the people of East Africa. To establish the linkage between the Regional economic Integration and migration policies. The research desig...
The theme of this paper is to highlighting the political, economic, democratic, historical dilemmas and realities that occurred in the Ethiopian political system in 2018 through popular rebellion; futuristic hinders and chances of the ruling party to sustain its popularity and prosperity of the country. Talk of Ethiopia conjures a whole range of metaphors and contradictory perceptions and misconceptions. With the ascendance to power of Dr. Abiy Ahmed, as Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Apri...
ABSTRACT This research report set out to investigate the relationship between Population and economic ;rowth (measured by GDP) in Uganda (1994-2012). The study employed time series survey data 3ince examined data for a short time. Its objectives were; to establish the trend of Population in Uganda (1994-2012), to establish the trend of GDP growth of Uganda (1994-2012), to Lnvestigate the relationship between Population and GDP growth in Uganda (1994-2012). The aypothesis of the study was...
THE IMPACTS OF SURFACE TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT TO TOURISM GROWTH ABSTRACT CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. ROAD TRANSPORT IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT 3 2.1 Mutuality between Road Transport and Tourism Development 4 2.1.1 Cameroon: Road Di...
INTRODUCTION The role of women in economic development cannot be understated. Jiggins (1989) notes that about 30 per cent of rural households in the world are headed by women, and that women contribute about 80 per cent of agricultural labour, produce almost 60 per cent of the food that is consumed by rural households and generate more than one-third of; ill household incomes, mainly through small-scale agro-industry, trading, craft work and casual labour. In Malawi, about 59 per cent of fema...
Abstract: This study assesses the role of political parties in deepening regional democracy in the East African Community (EAC). The study focuses on the involvement of political parties in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) elections. It assesses whether the legal framework for the EALA elections promotes the deepening of regional democracy. Further, it reviews the methods political parties have used to nominate the EALA representatives, in order to ascertain whether it fosters pa...
ABSTRACT The objectives of this paper are to: examine whether there is a long-run relationship between financial development and economic growth in Namibia and hence determine the direction of causality as well as the implications of such results for a financial sector policy- oriented growth in the economy. In order to test for the existence of long run relationship between the variables, the study employs a cointegration and error correction modeling (ECM) technique. The study uses quarterl...
ABSTRACT It was obviously vital that African should be treated for culture preservation. This research attempted the exposition of Camara Laye’s The African Child and The Radiance of the King with a view to appreciate the African Aesthetics in the novels. Formalism approach is used to critically study the aesthetics in the selected African novels and we made wide consultation of books on African aesthetics. We observed that with all rapidly changing conditions of life today, African aesthe...
ABSTRACT There is also a growing interest from African policy makers- practitioners on how best to configure their national systems of innovation in their respective countries. Many countries including Botswana and Namibia, have embraced the concept of national systems of innovation into their national policies for science, technology and innovation. The study did literature review on theories, models and characteristics of National Systems of Innovation, including science, technology and Inn...