The volume of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) towards developing countries has significantly risen during the 90's. The interest expressed in FDIs by developing countries is generally justified by many expectations: their impact on growth, the provision of financial resources, the openness to...

(english) In Madagascar, Orange introduced its mobile banking services in September 2010. Mobile-banking (m-banking) is a system that allows users to conduct a number of financial transactions through a mobile phone. The existing body of literature suggests that the use of m-banking services may...

(english) While researchers are increasingly encouraged to refocus their publishing activities towards so called “excellence” academic journals, the question of knowledge dissemination and its role in developing countries becomes more acute. This dilemma, whereby any scientist is confronted,...

L’épisode de hausse de prix des produits agricoles sur la période 2006-2008 a remis au cÅ“ur des préoccupations internationales la question de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale. Dans ce contexte, les Pays les Moins Avancés sont passés, depuis le début des années 1990, d’une...

This paper reviews the literature and contributes with some evidence based on the World Values Survey on the drivers of tax morale around the world, with an emphasis on developing countries. It shows that socio-economic factors such as age, religion, gender, employment status and educational...

The Bali Action Plan introduced the notion of linking GHG mitigation action in developing countries with support for such action, in a "measurable, reportable and verifiable (MRV)" manner. However, it does not specify the relationship or link that may be made between nationally appropriate...

économie du développement et économie de la santé ont évolué selon des dynamiques qui leurs sont propres. Les questions concernant le rôle de la santé dans les pays en développement, si elles n'ont pas eu autrefois le retentissement qu'elles revêtent aujourd'hui, ont malgré cela...

This paper is dedicated to study the impact of economic freedom on economic growth. We use the methodology of panel data for the case of six Mediterranean developing countries. Our results show that the index of economic freedom in the process of development is not necessarily efficient in these...

This paper explores the impact of elections on economic policies and governance in developing countries. We distinguish between a structural effect, which increases accountability, and a cyclical effect which may be disruptive. Since the effects are offsetting, neither can be analyzed in...