Competitiveness and determinants of cocoa exports from Ghana Accepted 28 October 2013 Boansi David Center for Development Research (ZEF) University of Bonn‚ Germany. Author E-mail: boansidavid@rocketmail.com Tel.:+4915218152877 To formulate future cocoa policy prescriptions and ensure continuous contribution of the subsector to poverty reduction‚ income generation and growth of the agriculture sector‚ the present study analyzed the export performance and determinants of cocoa exports
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China’s lustre dimming? From a first glance at recent FDI statistics it might appear so‚ but upon closer inspection … The inside Bureau Issue No.5-October 2006 Various theories around the determinants of FDI inflow were established. Dunnings (1993‚2000) established an eclectic framework around the determinant of FDI . He attributed various factors into 3 broad categories‚ namely ‘ownership advantages‚ location advantages and internalisation advantages’‚ and believe FDI only occur when the determine
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Porter has written the Diamond model in 1990 and the Determinants of National Competitiveness was published in 2012. Therefore‚ one could say that the work of Delgado et al. is a more complex‚ quasi an upgraded form of Porter’s (1990) work‚ looked from a broader perspective. Porter links national competitiveness to productivity. His model determines four different but still related factors‚ conditions that define a country’s competitive advantage. Namely‚ factor conditions‚ demand conditions‚ related
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Pensee Journal Vol 75‚ No. 9;Sep 2013 Title: Determinants of Rapid Growth in Islamic Banking in Pakistan Muhammad Wahab Institute of Management Sciences‚ Peshawar‚ Pakistan Postal Address: R&DD‚ I-A‚ Sector E5‚ Phase-7‚ Institute of Management Sciences‚ Hayatabad Peshawar‚ Pakistan Tell: +92-3333588880 E-mail: muhammadwahab55@gmail.com Dr. Owais Mufti Institute of Management Sciences‚ Peshawar‚ Pakistan Postal Address: I-A‚ Sector E5‚ Phase-7‚ Institute of Management Sciences‚ Hayatabad
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John Bowlby (1907 - 1990) was a psychoanalyst (like Freud) and believed that mental health and behavioral problems could be attributed to early childhood. Bowlby’s evolutionary theory of attachment suggests that children come into the world biologically pre-programmed to form attachments with others‚ because this will help them to survive. Bowlby was very much influenced by ethological theory in general‚ but especially by Lorenz’s (1935) study of imprinting. Lorenz showed that attachment was
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At the Intersection of Health‚ Health Care and Policy Cite this article as: Michael Marmot The Influence Of Income On Health: Views Of An Epidemiologist Health Affairs‚ 21‚ no.2 (2002):31-46 doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.2.31 The online version of this article‚ along with updated information and services‚ is available at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/21/2/31.full.html For Reprints‚ Links & Permissions: http://healthaffairs.org/1340_reprints.php E-mail Alerts : http://content.healthaffairs
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE DETERMINANTS THE CASE OF THE KENYAN BANKING INDUSTRY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION Capital structure refers to the mix of debt and equity which a firm uses to finance its operations. Many theories have been formulated with regard to whether there exists an optimal capital structure mix and the role the various determinants of capital structure play in deciding the mix. The Modern theory of capital structure began with Modigliani and Miller in 1958 (Harris
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MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS PROGRAMME: B. COMM. ECONOMICS HONOURS DEGREE MODULE: ECONOMETRICS B (EC409) Determinants of money demand in Zimbabwe from 1980-2008 TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY CHAPTER 4 RESULTS PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION CHAPTER 5 POLICY RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER
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relation to those problems’ -It is also a well-known factthat an organisation’s culture shapes its learning orientation. It is therefore important to understand the cultural aspects of the organisation. Organisation culture as an important determinant of organisation sucess: Organizational culture is possibly the most critical factor determining an organization’s capacity‚ effectiveness‚ and longevity. It also contributes significantly to the organization’s brand image and brand promise
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‘Social class is still the main determinant of voting behaviour.’ Discuss. In some ways‚ this statement is correct‚ however‚ as society is evolving this is becoming less and less apparent. The change in voting behaviour based on classes started to change between 1945 and the 1980s‚ where the class de-alignment occurred. This was the decline in the relationship between social class and voting. After World War II‚ the distinctions between the classes became less important as the country had fought
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