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There is no consensus about the benefits and drawbacks in foreign direct investments. In the aggregate, is there an economic logic to attracting it? Kasper Vrolijk studies the case of Uganda and finds both positive technology spillovers and negative market competition, with the latter occurring mostly through domestic buyer-supplier linkages. The Ugandan case shows that policies that curb some of the negative effects may be needed.
The BRICS group – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – invite six countries to join them for a BRICS+. The final list of invitees is an odd bunch: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran from the Middle East, Argentina from Latin America and Egypt and Ethiopia from Africa, with the former also being an Arab state. This decision on specific members came after apparently tough discussions amongst current membership, as interests varied widely. Yet, the return of geopolitics seems to have revitalised a disparate group. Why (only) these six, what are likely effects on international relations, and who’s benefitting most?
Die Auswirkungen von COVID-19 und der Klimakrise bestimmen grundlegend die Aussichten für einen gerechten Übergang zu kohlenstoffneutralen Gesellschaften. Das T-AP-Projekt COVCLIM integriert Wirtschafts-, Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, um die Rolle von einer Kohlenstoffsteuer zur Finanzierung der sozialen Sicherung in diesem Übergang zu beleuchten. Dabei analysiert es Konzepte für Steuerreformen, die Armut und Ungleichheit verringern und die zugrundeliegenden politischen und wirtschaftlichen Prozesse.
Countries in the Horn of Africa are on the brink of an unimaginable famine – not least because of the war in Ukraine. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to bear the brunt of food security concerns worldwide. One of the most important responses to the current challenges hails from the continent itself. Michael Bruentrüp calls for the integration of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme.