Research papers, case studies on economic policy and economic conditions, during the 1970s and 1980s - examines economic growth, industrial growth, development policy, structural change, external debt problems, trade relations, trade policy, economic reforms, international divis…
The State Strikes Back: The End of Economic Reform in China? examines the reassertion of state control over the Chinese economy, away from the private sector, with an additional focus on why this trend is impeding the country's potential for future economic growth"
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This is a probing study of the interactions between ideological trends and economic reform in the era of Deng Xiaoping. It explores an important but frequently neglected issue in the contemporary study of China - the transformation from the orthodox anti-market doctrine into a m…
1.1 Overview Many traits of economic agents are well studied and understood by psychologists that are yet to be captured by economic theory. This thesis, in the field of behavioral economics, is yet another attempt at unifying the different approaches of the two well-established…
This research examines the threat perceptions and different responses of states in dealing with common threats perceptions. Balancing strategies such as armament and alliance with other states are mainly the consequence of threats or perceived threats in states’ internal and ext…
Liberalization of West African cocoa markets, following structural adjustment reforms, resulted in the elimination of parastatal marketing boards to promote greater pass-though of world prices to farmers. Concerns about subsequent effects on farmgate prices, farmer income, and m…
This dissertation aims to explore political determinants of the magnitude and the pace of six dimensions of financial reforms in developing countries. The magnitude of financial reforms refers to the degree a country engages in a larger scale of financial reforms at one time, wh…
Democracy is in crisis around the world. Boosted by global phenomena such as globalization and the development of internet, along with a series of crises, which widened the gap between the elite and citizens, this trend was characterized by the rise of populism in both mature de…
This study combines the economic and the political transition literature in order to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the reform processes of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from 1991–2003. Information from interviews conducted with economists from the financial institutions as w…
This document analyses economical convergence in Africa by using the real PIB per capita like measure of income per capita. The study considers all African countries, except Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Liberia, Libya, Mayotte, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia…
My dissertation addresses the following question: How does foreign direct investment (FDI) influence the economic institution building process in transition states? I argue that the voice of investors is substantial, but can be limited without domestic agents, who simultaneously…
The link between economic reform and health, particularly the health of children, has been the subject of recent policy debate. Although economic reform remains a major feature of African policy-making, there has been very little empirical research on the impact of this reform o…
In October 1992, the government of Ethiopia, backed by the IMF and the World Bank, implemented a structural adjustment and macroeconomic policy reform program. The objective of the program is to revitalize the economy by creating a market-oriented system. The dissertation invest…
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