Economic Development  (tagged articles)

Grand Narrative, Fragmented Reality: The Belt and Road Initiative in Heilongjiang Province

Gabriel Wagner - Most analysts agree that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is set to become a defining feature of the global economy of the 21st century. However, there is wide-ranging debate about how to understand the BRI. Is it a top-down “grand strategy”... Keep Reading »
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The Impact of Economic Complexity on Productive Structure and Income Inequality in Indonesia & Venezuela

Osama Siddiq - Recent work with the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) has shown that a country’s productive structure constrains its level of economic growth and income inequality. Building on previous research that identified an increasing gap between Latin America and the Caribbean... Keep Reading »
Photo: Agencia Brasil CC-2

Navigating the Leftist Spectrum in Argentina: An Economic Classification of the Kirchner Era

Matt Finkel - Argentina’s economic policies under Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were hugely impactful in the country’s recovery and general development, yet the Kirchner administrations are often painted with the same broad leftist brush often... Keep Reading »

Bridging the Gap - Towards a Transatlantic Approach to Reducing Inequality: A Policy Proposal

Sergio Mukherjee - We met Scott and Kerstin on different sides of the Atlantic. I met the former in Philadelphia on my way to a convenience store in the early hours of a busy morning when my work schedule benefited from a short coffee break. Håvard met Kerstin in Mannheim (Germany... Keep Reading »
Photo: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Thrifty Authoritarians: U.S. Regime Change 1945-Present

Daniel J. Savickas - The efficacy of efforts by the United States government to influence regime change in foreign nations has been increasingly called into question. Motivated by these statements of skepticism, the study herein provides a statistical analysis of the impact US intervention... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Economic Development is tagged in the following 16 articles.

Chinese Politics
2021, Vol. 13 No. 09
Grand Narrative, Fragmented Reality: The Belt and Road Initiative in Heilongjiang Province
By Gabriel Wagner
Most analysts agree that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is set to become a defining feature of the global economy of the 21st century. However, there is wide-ranging debate about how to understand the BRI. Is it a top-down “grand... Read Article »
Chinese Politics Economic Development Belt And Road Initiative Xi Jinping
Political Economy
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
The Impact of Economic Complexity on Productive Structure and Income Inequality in Indonesia & Venezuela
By Osama Siddiq
Recent work with the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) has shown that a country’s productive structure constrains its level of economic growth and income inequality. Building on previous research that identified an increasing gap between Latin... Read Article »
Economic Development Income Inequality Political Economy Economic Policy Economic Complexity
Economic Policy
2017, Vol. 9 No. 01
Navigating the Leftist Spectrum in Argentina: An Economic Classification of the Kirchner Era
By Matt Finkel
Argentina’s economic policies under Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were hugely impactful in the country’s recovery and general development, yet the Kirchner administrations are often painted with the same broad... Read Article »
Latin America Argentina Kirchner Economic Development Economic Policy South America
Economic Development
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
Bridging the Gap - Towards a Transatlantic Approach to Reducing Inequality: A Policy Proposal
By Sergio Mukherjee
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
We met Scott and Kerstin on different sides of the Atlantic. I met the former in Philadelphia on my way to a convenience store in the early hours of a busy morning when my work schedule benefited from a short coffee break. Håvard met Kerstin... Read Article »
Inequality Wealth Gap Income Inequality Poverty Economic Development International Aid
Foreign Policy
2016, Vol. 6 No. 2
Thrifty Authoritarians: U.S. Regime Change 1945-Present
By Daniel J. Savickas
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The efficacy of efforts by the United States government to influence regime change in foreign nations has been increasingly called into question. Motivated by these statements of skepticism, the study herein provides a statistical analysis of the... Read Article »
U.S. Foreign Policy International Relations Regime Change Authoritarianism Economic Development Democracy Foreign Intervention
Coastal Development
2015, Vol. 7 No. 09
Development on the Outer Banks: A Case of Public Perception
By Peter Rowe
Many U.S. coastal resort areas with high amenity values have experienced a high influx of both residents (full-time and part-time) and vacationers over the last two decades. This is the case for the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a narrow barrier... Read Article »
Coastal Development Outer Banks North Carolina Economic Development Public Opinion Local Politics Land Use
Comparative Politics
2015, Vol. 7 No. 07
Corruption and Graft in Post-Conflict Afghanistan
By Parag R. Dharmavarapu
With the departure of international forces and the exit of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan has entered a new age. While Afghanistan’s GDP has quintupled to $20 billion since 2002, the war-torn country remains one of the world’s most impoverished... Read Article »
Afghanistan Corruption Graft Economic Development
Monetary Policy
2015, Vol. 7 No. 03
Capital Controls in Emerging Market Economies: Comparing Their Use and Effectiveness in Five Countries
By Urjita Sudula
The use and effectiveness of capital controls in emerging market economies is important to examine because of the potentially damaging effects that these controls may have on a country’s economic growth and development, especially if the country... Read Article »
Monetary Policy Capital Controls Emerging Markets Fiscal Policy Economic Development International Trade
Drug Trafficking
2013, Vol. 5 No. 09
Mexican Drug Activity, Economic Development, and Unemployment in a Rational Choice Framework
By David J. Masucci
From his inauguration in 2005 to the end of his presidency in 2012, Mexican President Felipe Calderon presided over one of the most violent periods in his country’s history. Making good on one of his election promises, Calderon unleashed the... Read Article »
Latin America Mexico Drug Trafficking Rational Choice Gang Violence Unemployment Economic Development
European Union
2013, Vol. 5 No. 09
Assessing the EU's 'Lisbon Strategy:' Failures & Successes
By Jiri Krcek
The quest for economic supremacy has been at the heart of the European integration process since its very inception. Tracing the historical origins of the economic progress agenda, Europe’s ambition to bolster its economy vis-à-vis... Read Article »
European Union Lisbon Strategy Public Policy Economic Development Open Method Of Coordination
Comparative Politics
2012, Vol. 6 No. 1
Revisions to Lipset's Economic Theory of Democratic Development: India as a Case Study
By Anwesha Banerjee
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Seymour M. Lipset dubbed Economic Development a “social requisite to democracy,” considering factors such as national wealth, a large degree of industrialization, and high levels of education to be necessary fertilizers to prepare a... Read Article »
Seymour Lipset Democracy Comparative Politics Democratic Development India Economic Development
International Aid
2012, Vol. 1 No. 1
American Aid to Greece: The Marshall Plan as a Model for Development Aid
By Sebastian Beckmann
Published by Clocks and Clouds
In response to a growing acknowledgement of the failure of international aid, one school of scholars has identified a lack of aid as the defining crisis in development. From their perspective, aid has failed in driving change not due to inherent... Read Article »
International Aid Development Policy Marshall Plan Economic Development Greece Truman Doctrine U.S. Foreign Policy
International Trade
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
Brazil's China Challenge
By Carlos Sucre
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In 2001, Goldman Sachs named Brazil one of the four most important emerging economies, with China, Russia and India.1 The BRICs, a term coined by Jim O’Neill, are prophesized to become four of the top six economies in the world by 2050,2 and... Read Article »
Brazil China International Trade BRICs Economic Development
Economic Development
2010, Vol. 3 No. 2
Elusive Economic Development in the Maghreb and Beyond
By Taha Oudghiri
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
How many political, economic, and social mistakes will a population accommodate before it rebels? Due to the self-checking mechanism of elections in democracies this question can be superfluous, yet it still haunts politicians, high ranking officials... Read Article »
Economic Development Maghreb Morocco Economic Policy Tunisia
South America
2010, Vol. 2 No. 01
A River for Freedom: The Itaipu Hyrdoelectric Project and the Democratization of Paraguay
By Tonei Glavinic
From 1954 to 1989, Paraguay was subject to the authoritarian regime of Alfredo Stroessner and the Colorado Party. While Stroessner came to power at a time of great economic strife, it was the most prosperous time of his regime that led to his downfall... Read Article »
Paraguay Democratization Politics Democracy Alfredo Stroessner Economic Development Hydroelectric Transition To Democracy
Latin America
2007, Vol. 1 No. 1
A Tale of Two Countries: Lessons from the Latin Quest for the Balance of Equity, Progress, and Freedom
By Francis J. Pedraza
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Poverty effaces dreams. Oppression defeats hope. These conditions ruin the human spirit, which no one should tolerate. Liberals and conservatives agree on this. Consensus does exist to increase the standard of living, afford greater opportunities... Read Article »
Venezuela Chile Economic Development Natural Resources Latin America Hugo Chavez South America

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