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Showing 1 to 20 of 145 for “"Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)"”.
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Implementation of the precautionary approach in the regulation of genetically modified organisms: an African context
… (GMOs) in the selected countries of South Africa, Kenya, Zambia and Namibia. It investigates whether a jurisprudence may be developed through the implementation of the precautionary approach. This should be done in such a manner as to enhance the credibility of their biosafety legislation, …
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Catalytic effects of IMF agreements on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in sub-Saharan Africa
… Fund (IMF) agreements or arrangements in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will facilitate foreign capital investments or FDI inflows from multinational corporations and or foreign investors. Through empirical observations, and using a two-stage modelling technique, this research tested and …
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Impact of Taxation on Economic Growth: Case study of sub-Saharan African Countries
… panel regression analysis on 35 countries in sub–Saharan Africa (SSA)1 region over the 2009–2020 period. The analysis is executed using a dynamic panel regression model, System Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM). The findings of this paper suggest that different tax types have different …
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SSA's Development Delay: Three Essays on The Monetary System, The International Trade and Property Rights
… on the issues of economic performances in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It includes three essays on the monetary system, the international trade and property rights.;The first chapter discusses the inflation dynamics across different exchange rate regime groups in SSA. In particular, a …
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Drivers of adoption and impacts of smallholder climate-resilient agricultural technologies
… the effects of a country-wide market-smart input subsidy program on the purchase and use of modern agricultural inputs, crop diversification, farm productivity, income generation, food security, the distance to agro-dealers and program delivery timing, by leveraging a recent policy change in …
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Financial development and economic growth – the role of mobile money: empirical evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and a comparative study of Kenya and Uganda
… remains a significant challenge, with a substantial proportion of the population lacking access to formal financial services. However, the advent of mobile money, which achieved notable success in Kenya following its introduction in 2007, has provided a considerable boost to financial …
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An application of Solow's growth model: Case of sub-Saharan Africa
… concern over the poor economic performance of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) relative to the rest of the world over the past decade. The purpose of the study is to examine how a simple and predictable model like Solow's model can explain per capita income in SSA. Our study consists of …
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Towards effective, culturally adapted treatment programs for alcohol service users in Uganda
Alcohol is an important feature in Africa, but is increasingly associated with negative consequences in the Sub-Saharan region (Adelekan, 2008; WHO, 2014). Recent studies marked Uganda as a country with the highest rate of alcohol-related burden, globally (Graham et al., 2011). In Uganda, …
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Searching for a Social Contract
… the phenomenon of civil war and state failure in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from a social contract perspective. Its main hypothesis is that authoritarianism will lead to state failure in the context of SSA. In this regard, SSA states are political communities that have not done enough to promote and …
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Essays on the political economy of 20th century colonisation and decolonisation in Africa
… as cornerstones in the development of sub-Saharan Africa's current institutions and how these historical institutions affect current economic growth outcomes. The dissertation consists of three main chapters besides the introductory and concluding chapters. The rst main chapter …
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The sub Saharan Africa Cotton Sector. Selected Features
… trade, it is an indispensable commodity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Productivity and profitability of cotton production and processing are key determinants of growth in cotton producing countries. This study analyses the SSA cotton sector. The first section will use value chain analysis to …
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Green, Clean, and Mean? China’s Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa Economy
… Investment on the environment and economy of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In evaluating this impact, 43 SSA countries were analyzed and subdivided into various income levels; three arguments were proposed and tested.First is China’s FDI in SSA, “green.” Does China’s FDI lead to sustainable growth …
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The automotive industry: The potential for sustainable regional cooperation
… accepted as a means for industrialisation in Africa, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the standard approaches used by economists to assess the feasibility of regional cooperation fall short. The reciprocal relationship between market forces and politico-social institutions is …
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Autos for Africa? : possibilities and pitfalls for an automotive industry in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has grown very rapidly over the last decade. Demand for light vehicles has rapidly increased in this period, albeit from a very low base. Growing demand is almost entirely supplied by the import of used vehicles from the developed world. This has led to an enormous …
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Financial liberalisation and banking crises in sub-Saharan Africa
… of banking sectors in selected countries in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The study is motivated by theoretical emphasis on the competing in uence of financial liberalisation in fostering financial development, but also giving rise to financial systems that are more vulnerable to systemic risk. …
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The role of faith-based health providers in the South African health system: a historical case study of their Nationalisation and Privatisation
… especially in weak and fragile health systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although FBHPs are still present in a number of SSA countries in varying degrees and capacities, in South Africa FBHPs were nationalized in the 1970s with some of these missionary facilities later being entirely closed. …
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FDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs?
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a persistent funding gap in financing its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). External finance flows are regarded as a key source of SDG financing. Therefore, can foreign flows in the form of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Official Development Assistance (ODA) …
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Agricultural Technology Adoption and Adaptation under Climate Change: Microevidence from Niger
<p>Many regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are experiencing fast increases in human population pressure and urbanization. By 2050, feeding a planet of 9 billion people will require an estimated 50 percent increase in agricultural production. Farmers in in the Sahel are exposed to a highly variable …
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Institutional innovations to reduce transaction costs and risks between smallholder farmers and traders in rural markets in Ghana
… costs on market participation by farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), little is known in the literature about how institutional innovations can be used as a tool to address high transaction costs and risks associated with smallholder farmers market participation in Ghana. Consequently, this …
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The Challenges and Potentials of Circular Economy in Sub- Saharan Africa – Analysis of drivers and barriers for waste exchange and utilization based on five case studies
… development and green industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by focusing on the issue of waste utilization through the concept of circular economy (CE). As presented below, consumption and waste generation trends are concerning in the region. However, waste management research is …
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