May 2010

Globalization in India: With special reference to the 1990s

  The paper describes the process of economic integration in India and the benefits that the economy received from the same, especially in the era of 1990s. Internationalization of capital flows (represented by FDI inflows) and internationalization of trade flows (represented by trade openness) are used as the indicators for this study. The paper also explores the interface between FDI inflows and trade...

Author(s): Rudra P. Pradhan

May 2010

Education and economic performance: Lessons from West Africa

  The study of economic growth across countries has been of utmost interest to economists explaining the various factors that contribute to the growth and development of countries. Thus, in recent times “human resources have been recognized to constitute the ultimate basis for the wealth of nations. In other words, while capital and natural resources are passive factors of production, human being are the...

Author(s): Gbadebo Olusegun Odularu and Ramilowo Olowookere