African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 6 Issue 4

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The human side of economic development in Africa: a paradigm shift

John Kuada

This editorial builds on the distinction between soft and hard economics and discusses dominant explanations for the development challenges of Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries…

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Effects of zero rating value added tax on government revenue in Namibia: A partial equilibrium analysis

Ojijo Odhiambo, John E. Odada

The Government of Namibia has traditionally used fiscal (especially tax) policy as an instrument for annual budget formulation. Marginal tax rates for profits and various income…

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Commodity prices, the exchange rate and manufacturing in South Africa: what do the data say?

Duncan Hodge

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the empirical relationships between changes in OECD output, commodity prices, the real exchange rate, real money supply, unit labour…

Sustainability of fiscal policy in an oil-rich economy: the case of Nigeria

Olusegun Ayodele Akanbi

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the sustainability of fiscal policy in Nigeria by disaggregating the economy into oil and non-oil segments.

Unemployment in Ghana: a cross sectional analysis from demand and supply perspectives

William Baah-Boateng

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the causes of unemployment in Ghana from both labour demand and supply perspectives based on most recent cross sectional data set from one…

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Welfare gains, risk-sharing and Africa’s monetary union projects

John Bosco Nnyanzi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the welfare gains from risk sharing among African countries and regional groupings in Africa that are planning to establish monetary…

Does access to local markets influence child labor? Evidence from rural Uganda

Tony Muhumuza

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between access to rural product markets and the extent and nature of child labor. It is built on the view that if physical…

META-RELQUAL construct validation: a South African study

Mercy Mpinganjira, Göran Svensson, Tore Mysen

– The purpose of this paper is to test a measurement model of a META-RELQUAL construct based upon South African business-supplier relationships.

Corporate social responsibility in South Africa: quo vadis?

David Alastair Lindsay Coldwell, Tasneem Joosub

Strategies and policies aimed at alleviating poverty in Sub-Saharan African countries usually depend on capitalistically driven economic growth. However, the view that capitalism…

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ISSN:

2040-0705

Online date, start – end:

2010

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof John Kuada