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- December 2012
- Article
Structural Impediments to African Growth? New Evidence from Real Wages in British Africa, 1880–1965
By: Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg
Recent literature on the historical determinants of African poverty has emphasized structural impediments to African growth, such as adverse geographical conditions, weak institutions, or ethnic heterogeneity. But has African poverty been a persistent historical... View Details
Keywords: Living Standards; Real Wages; Labor Market; Colonial Institutions; Economic Growth; Wages; History; Africa
Frankema, Ewout, and Marlous van Waijenburg. "Structural Impediments to African Growth? New Evidence from Real Wages in British Africa, 1880–1965." Journal of Economic History 72, no. 4 (December 2012): 895–926. (Awarded Economic History Association's Arthur Cole Prize for best article published in The Journal of Economic History in 2012.)
Structural Impediments to African Growth? New Evidence from Real Wages in British Africa
Recent literature on the historical determinants of African poverty has emphasized structural impediments to African growth, such as adverse geographical conditions, weak... View Details
- Web
Skydeck - Alumni
on what successful founders can teach us about life beyond business Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Entrepreneur DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010) says sabbaticals in Japan and Mauritius brought critical perspective to his personal and professional... View Details
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National Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Tunisia United Arab Emirates North America Canada Mexico United States Sub-Saharan Africa Botswana Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mauritius Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Tanzania Uganda “The fundamental goal of economic policy is to enhance... View Details
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Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria... View Details
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands... View Details
- 2 Apr 2014
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
This presentation given by Professor Michael Porter covers the role of business in society, the concept of shared value, the difference between CSR and CSV, the three levels of shared value, implications for government and civil society, and examples of companies that... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." International Conference in Mauritius, BSP Group, Pont Fer, Phoenix, Mauritius, April 2, 2014.
- Portrait Project
Mira Lee
In my lifetime I want to question everything always feel the "first kiss tingles" every time I kiss experience absolute bliss fly fishing in Montana, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, visiting the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, seeing the sunrise in Capetown and diving... View Details
- Profile
Adil Seetal
Before he even made the move from his home in Mauritius to Oxford University, Adil Seetal had already established his major: engineering. While he liked the analytical part of engineering, Adil "missed the interaction with people. I... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
critical role in developing institutions for better—and occasionally for worse. The boundaries between business and government need to be clearly defined, said several panelists. Mauritius is one example of an African country that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Environmental Impact
University in Mauritius to participate in the School’s online business fundamentals course HBX CORe (Credential of Readiness). They are also helping to fund a Global Opportunity Fellowship that provides support for recent HBS graduates... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
decades of Vishnu’s life in Mauritius unfold with heart-wrenching detail as he battles to experience the world beyond, as well as to overcome the cultural, political, and familial turmoil that continues to grip him. Through precise... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley