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In den kommenden Jahren wird Afrika eine erhebliche Ausweitung sowohl des einheimischen wie des transnationalen organisierten Verbrechens erfahren. Dies wird die Staatsführung beeinflussen, man wird versuchen, sie zu kontrollieren oder sie wird sogar selbst Teil dieser Entwicklung. In der Vergangenheit haben Bürgerkriege und ethnische Konflikte dies überspielt. Die Autoren nennen Beispiele und entwickeln Gedanken, vor jeweils welchem Hintergrund das organisierte Verbrechen guten Nährboden findet. Dabei spielen folgende Faktoren eine Rolle: der oft schwache Staat, die verbreiteten Korruptionspraktiken, die Durchlässigkeit der Grenzen, die ethnische Zersplitterung, der verbreitete informelle Sektor sowie die extremen Unterschiede von Wohlstand und Armut. Um nicht zu pessimistisch zu sein, werden am Schluss einige Faktoren genannt, die auch gegen eine solche Entwicklung arbeiten könnten. (DÜI-Hlb)

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the issues, policies, and political economy of infrastructure investment, and a review of empirical literature of the relationship between growth and infrastructure. Empirical estimations using the growth accounting framework for a panel of 123 economies confirm that while infrastructure contributes to growth, the extent of the contribution generally varies according to the level of income of countries. Telecommunications are most important for low-income countries, while transportation and energy are the most relevant for middle-income and high-income economies, respectively. Results pertaining to the Asia and Pacific region reveal infrastructure on telecommunications, roads, and energy generation to have been supportive of growth in the region.

Analysis of infrastructure's role in facilitating international trade and consequently regional economic integration is still rudimentary. This book explores relevant concepts, measurement issues, aspects of the implementation of trade-related infrastructure facilities and their impacts on poverty, trade, investment and macroeconomic balances

What is the relationship between competition law and policy and economic development? / Simon J. Evenett -- Competition policy, international trade, and foreign direct investment / Douglas H. Brooks -- Would enforcing competition law compromise industrial policy objectives? / Simon J. Evenett -- People's Republic of China / Ping Lin -- India / S. Chakravarthy -- Republic of Korea / Seung Wha Chang and Youngjin Jung -- Malaysia / Cassey Lee -- Thailand / Deunden Nikomborirak -- Viet Nam / Vu Quoc Huy -- Lessons from the six country analyses / Simon J. Evenett

The paper discusses key challenges faced throughout the Asia and the Pacific region as a number of its developing economies graduate from low-income status to middle-income status at the same time as the region remains home to the majority of the world's poor people and a number of fragile states. The region is gaining increased influence in the world economy but is still grappling to overcome interrelated challenges of poverty and sustainable development, so its priorities will be of significant importance in informing the contents of any post- 2015 global development framework. Drawing from the ongoing lessons of the Millennium Development Goal process, this paper suggests a conceptual framework for setting a new generation of goals and, informed by these concepts, proposes an intergovernmental approach to implementation. The "ZEN" framework stresses the distinct challenges of achieving zero extreme poverty (Z), setting country-specific "Epsilon" benchmarks for broader development challenges (E), and promoting environmental sustainability both within and across borders (N).