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11. The Extractive Institutions as Legacy of Dutch Colonialism in Indonesia : A Historical Case Study
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknikSammanfattning : While some countries are thriving in political stability and economicprosperity, others are struggling with political instability and poverty. The fundamental difference between the successful and the failed nations boildown to their institutions, as stated by Acemoglu and Robinson in their influential institutional economics work, “Why Nations Fail”. LÄS MER
12. Power Relations Between States and Trans-National Economic Institutions: A Case Study of the CFA Franc
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : The CFA Franc – which stands for Communauté Financiaire Africaine – refers to the West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA franc, two currencies that, although separate, are in practice interchangeable and have a fixed exchange rate to the euro. The CFA franc is used in 14 countries, 12 of which are former French colonies. LÄS MER
13. The charity organization and the thief: Understanding structures disabling public development in Sierra Leone
Magister-uppsats, Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Sammanfattning : Recent Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) reforms promoting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) carried out by the Sierra Leonean government has attracted foreign investors into its extractive industry. Access to natural minerals in the country has been ensured through land leases, and the government of Sierra Leone has obtained the opportunity to accumulate revenues through participation on the global market. LÄS MER
14. The Complexity of an Oil Economy : A theoretical analysis of the Angolan economy as a complex adaptive system
Master-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaperSammanfattning : In this thesis, the development and current state of the Angolan economy is analyzed on the basis of complexity theory in order to emphasize the interactions and relationships of the heterogeneous agents in it as well as the consequences of those interactions for the economy as a whole. A political economy approach is used to analyze the dualities and polarizations in the economy, and two stylized facts are identified as important for understanding the development of the Angolan economy; the deindustrialization of a country due to a booming oil sector causing an exchange rate appreciation in the core model of Max Corden (1984), and extractive institutions in a former colony hampering investments and development in the economy due to lack of protection of property rights (Acemoglu et al, 2001). LÄS MER
15. FDI Inflows and Economic Growth in South Africa from 1994 to 2013
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenSammanfattning : Since the beginning of democracy the South African government has been increasingly trying to attract FDI into the country. South Africa is an interesting case, since despite being a middle income country and highly developed compared to other African countries, FDI does not seem to offer positive spill-over effects. LÄS MER
