RETHINKING THE (EUROPEAN) FOUNDATIONS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: A POLITICAL ECONOMY ESSAY by Peter Draper Research area: African Economic Outlook September 2010 Working Paper No. 293 Rethinking the (European) Foundations of Sub-Saharan African Regional Economic Integration: A Political Economy Essay DEV/DOC(2010)10 2 © OECD 2010 DEVELOPMENT CENTRE WORKING PAPERS This series of working papers is intended to disseminate the Development Centre’s research findings
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The Transformation of China from an Emerging Economy to a Global Powerhouse James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio Jr., and Triphon Phumiwasana Abstract Throughout the past three decades of fast growth, China has undergone tremendous structural changes in its economy and financial system. This chapter examines China’s evolving financial landscape so as to assess whether it can catch up with or even drive economic growth. China has achieved remarkable growth over the past quarter of a century despite a
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remains unbalanced. Growth in many advanced economies is still weak, considering the depth of the recession. In addition, the mild slowdown observed in the second quarter of 2011 is not reassuring. Growth in most emerging and developing economies continues to be strong. Overall, the global economy expanded at an annualized rate of 4.3 percent in the first quarter, and forecasts for 2011–12 are broadly unchanged, with offsetting changes across various economies. However, greater-than-anticipated weakness
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Robert Gordon University Aberdeen Business School Contemporary HRM 1007520 International Tourism Management Year 3 Submission deadline: 3rd May 2013 Lecturers Responsible: Allison Abbott and Kirstine Collins Module Number: BS2104 Word Count: 2179 Executive summary The subject of this report is the ‘war for talent’ phenomenon and its implication on talent management practices. Its first section presents the aim and objectives and the utilised methods of research. In the second
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barrels of stated oil reserves, vast gas reserves, a variety of unexploited minerals, and a wealth of human capital by virtue of its estimated population of 150 million. It is the world’s eighth largest exporter of oil, and Africa’s second largest economy, after South Africa. Nigeria accounts for 15 per cent of Africa’s population, contributes 11 per cent of Africa’s total output and 16 per cent of its foreign reserves while it accounts for half of the population and more than two-thirds of the output
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for Greening the South Asian Economy | Potential Energy Saving Capabilities of Emerging Cities: A Case of Hyderabad | L. Sai Anurag 11/10/2012 | Essay Proposal Since gaining Independence, the Indian Subcontinent has been one of the most promising areas for development and has increasingly made its presence felt in the global economic scenario with rapid progress in both the manufacturing and the services sector. India is the second fastest growing economy in the world, with a GDP growth
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BUILDING STRATEGIE: TAKING THE COMPETITION TO COMPETITORS WITH “TRANSACTIONAL MODEL” Agenda • Brief Summary about the case • Global PC Industry • Lenovo: From Emerging to Surging • Key Challenges of Lenovo from the case • Recommendations Agenda • Brief Summary about the case • Global PC Industry • Lenovo: From Emerging to Surging • Key Challenges of Lenovo from the case • Recommendations Overview of Global PC Industry Overview of Global PC Industry • Since early
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United Nations System. It builds on three and a half decades of experience and international expertise in research and policy analysis, intergovernmental consensus-building, and provides technical assistance to developing countries. The terms country/economy as used in this Report also refer, as appropriate, to territories or areas; the designations employed and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning
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to successful international market entry is an understanding of differences in conditions that exist when comparing one market to another. While developed countries still remain the major destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), emerging economies have become increasingly important locations for MMEs’ production. Changes
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2 (ii) Current responses to liberalization and globalization (iii) Important regional trends 5. Responding to Current and Prospective IR challenges in Asia and the Pacific developing an agenda for employers and their organizations to facilitate transition to the Twenty-first century (a) Overview (b) General issues (i) Achieving competitiveness (ii) Effective IR is a key to improved enterprise performance (iii) The importance of diffusion (c) Specific issues (i) The employers' response (ii) The roles
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