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Banking Sector Reform In Ethiopia, Admassu Bezabeh, Asayehgn Desta Oct 2015

Banking Sector Reform In Ethiopia, Admassu Bezabeh, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

The fragile and inefficient state-dominated banking sector that existed in Ethiopia during the military government (1974-1991) was a major hindrance to economic growth. Since it took power in 1991, the current government has implemented a number of reforms. For instance, in 1994, the government legalized domestic private investment in the banking industry. In addition, it restructured the two development banks as commercial banks, and introduced a new Banking and Monetary Proclamation that gave more autonomy and further clarified the National Bank of Ethiopia’s activities as the regulator and supervisor of the banking sector. Although these measures have led to marginal …

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Sovereignty And Democracy In Ethiopia: A Reflection On Gebru Asrat's Book, Asayehgn Desta Oct 2015

Sovereignty And Democracy In Ethiopia: A Reflection On Gebru Asrat's Book, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Over the past forty years, we have been hearing and reading a lot about the Tigrai People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which dismantled the inhuman and atrocious Military dictatorship that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991. It was not only highly skilled in military operations but was visionary. The impression that was widely circulated was that when the TPLF came to power it would protect Ethiopia’s sovereignty, adhere to the rules of law and ensure that equity and social justice would prevail , and above all democracy would be the norm of Ethiopian society. Contrary to these assertions, Gebru Asrat (hereafter …

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Tackling Poverty By Ethiopians Or Globalization Wave: A Book Review, Asayehgn Desta Sep 2014

Tackling Poverty By Ethiopians Or Globalization Wave: A Book Review, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

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From Economic Dependency And Stagnation To Democratic Developmental State: Essays On The Socio-Political And Economic Perspectrives On Ethiopia, Asayehgn Desta Feb 2014

From Economic Dependency And Stagnation To Democratic Developmental State: Essays On The Socio-Political And Economic Perspectrives On Ethiopia, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

The span of the book entitled From Economic Dependency and Stagnation to Democratic Developmental State: Essays on the Socio-political and Economic Perspectives of Ethiopia provides readers with an understanding of the historical context of Ethiopian history, education, and development. Especially illuminating is the emphasis on the intersections between foreign investment, local customs, and other Ethiopian power structures, such as government.

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Saga Of African Underdevelopment: A Viable Approach For Africa's Sustainable Development In The 21st Century, Tetteh A. Kofi, Asayehgn Desta Jun 2008

Saga Of African Underdevelopment: A Viable Approach For Africa's Sustainable Development In The 21st Century, Tetteh A. Kofi, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

The Saga of African Underdevelopment examines in careful detail the economic conditions in Africa during the pre-colonial and colonial periods. The authors argue eloquently that most of the development paradigms that were used to transform African economies, under free trade imperialism or under colonial and postcolonial periods were incompatible with the African system of thought and traditional production systems or mode of production. Following this, they propose a bold development strategy to reverse the dismal economic performance of African countries in the post independence period.

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Socio-Economic And Educational Reforms In Ethiopia (1942-1974): Correspondence And Contradiction, Asayehgn Desta Dec 1978

Socio-Economic And Educational Reforms In Ethiopia (1942-1974): Correspondence And Contradiction, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Using the theory of correspondence and contradiction, the author analyzes the interaction between socioeconomic and educational changes in Ethiopia from 1942 to 1974. An introductory section sets forth the principles of correspondence and contradiction, which refer to how the means of economic production determine conditions in the noneconomic "superstructure" of society and how the superstructure in turn acts on the means of production, creating contradictions between the two. Section 2 traces Ethiopia's major socioeconomic changes from 1941 to 1974, including the incorporation of the economy into the world market economy, economic stagnation, the emergence of foreign-dominated commercial farms and industries, …

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Banking Sector Reform In Ethiopia, Admassu Bezabeh, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Sovereignty And Democracy In Ethiopia: A Reflection On Gebru Asrat's Book, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Tackling Poverty By Ethiopians Or Globalization Wave: A Book Review, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

From Economic Dependency And Stagnation To Democratic Developmental State: Essays On The Socio-Political And Economic Perspectrives On Ethiopia, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Saga Of African Underdevelopment: A Viable Approach For Africa's Sustainable Development In The 21st Century, Tetteh A. Kofi, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Socio-Economic And Educational Reforms In Ethiopia (1942-1974): Correspondence And Contradiction, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta