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Malaysian Development Planning, David Lim Nov 2016

Malaysian Development Planning, David Lim

Prof. David Lim

Development planning has been described as "a deliberate governmental attempt to coordinate economic decision-making over the long-run and to influence, direct and, in some cases, even control the level and growth of a nation's principal economic variables (income, comsumption, employment, investment, saving, exports, imports, etc.) in order to achieve a pre-determined set of development objectives." One set of reasons for planning centres round the operation of the market system. Thus, market prices are often distorted and can result in a misallocation of scarce resources. Another set revolves round the need to have a rallying point for local and foreign interests …


Explaining The Growth Performances Of Asian Developing Economies, David Lim Nov 2016

Explaining The Growth Performances Of Asian Developing Economies, David Lim

Prof. David Lim

No matter how it is measured, the growth performance of the newly industrializing economies (NIEs) stands out. That of the Southeast Asian group, with the exception of the Philippines, and that of China is also impressive. The South Asian countries have done much less well, with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America even further behind...


The Place Of Economics In Russian Identity Debates, Peter Rutland Dec 2015

The Place Of Economics In Russian Identity Debates, Peter Rutland

Peter Rutland

How economics is used in arguments over national interests and national identity in contemporary Russia.


Economic Prospects For A One-State Solution In Palestine-Israel, Leila Farsakh Oct 2013

Economic Prospects For A One-State Solution In Palestine-Israel, Leila Farsakh

Leila Farsakh

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The Neglected Economic Dimensions Of Ecowas’S Negotiated Peace Accords In West Africa, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, Samuel Atuobi Dec 2010

The Neglected Economic Dimensions Of Ecowas’S Negotiated Peace Accords In West Africa, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, Samuel Atuobi

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

Since its first intervention in Liberia in December 1989, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has, in conjunction with the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN), managed to resolve intrastate violence in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire through its political and military interventions. One aspect of the work undertaken by the ECOWAS that has received little scholarly attention are the economic dimensions of the peace accords it has negotiated. To date, no scholarly work that we know of has focused on this aspect of ECOWAS peace initiatives. The same is true of other peace initiatives, …