Civil Conflicts as a Constraint to Regional Economic Integration in Africa

Bah, Adama

doi:10.1080/10242694.2012.723155

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“…Bah (2013) notes that refugees' flows urge the host country to provide more necessary public services, which leads to increased resource scarcity. However, refugees may positively influence the country's economic growth if they have a high level of human or physical capital or because of the increase in international aid flows to the host country.…”

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The impact of Syrian refugees on the labor market in neighboring countries: empirical evidence from Jordan

Fakih

Ibrahim²

2015

Defence and Peace Economics

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The impact of Syrian refugees on the labor market in neighboring countries: empirical evidence from Jordan

Fakih

Ibrahim²

2015

Defence and Peace Economics

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“…The domination of the world by trading blocs from North America, Europe, and South East Asia has made African regional economic integration imperative (Madyo, 2008). Globalization and the long-held view that REI provides sustained economic growth to small markets provided an impetus to the doctrine of REI (Bah, 2013). Lebale et al (2009) argue that regional integration could, among other things, lead to the pooling of resources and enlarged markets that stimulate production, trade, and investment.…”

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Beyond the pandemic: Implications of COVID-19 on regional economic integration in Southern Africa.

Yingi

2022

IJRBS

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This study examined the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the much sought-after regional economic integration using Southern Africa as a case study. The eruption of COVID-19 stifled world economic activities and unleashed economic uncertainties. First, the disease forced countries into imposing restrictions that included total closure of businesses and borders and travel bans that resulted in reduced economic activity among countries. Second, Africa was expected to suffer economic reverse of between -2% to -5% in 2020 due to a sharp decline in output growth. This has had adverse implications on trade and financial markets across the region and scuppers the ambitions for regional economic integration. Using a desktop approach the study critiqued and analysed the literature on regional integration and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prospects for enhanced regional economic integration. The findings revealed that COVID-19 plunged the prospects of regional economic integration into disarray. Owing to imposed restrictions business slumped, trade declined, poverty deepened and vulnerability of populations increased cumulatively negating the quest for regional integration. The study concludes that to manage the aftermath of COVID-19, regional economic coordination should be encouraged.

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“…UNHCR assistance programs were called in to provide support for both refugees and citizens (Gomez & Christensen, 2011;Zetter, 1995). Bah (2013) also asserts that the departure of refugees from their home country to a receiving state can cause a host government to provide more public services, depleting scarce resources. Refugees can, however, contribute to their host states' economic growth due to their skills and experience or to the flow of international aid.…”

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The Impact of Syrian Refugees on a Receiving State’s Public Expenditure: Evidence from Jordan

Alshoubaki¹,

Harris²

2019

IJBSS

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The massive influx of 1.2 million Syrian refugees in Jordan has increased the demand for public services. The study aims to investigate the impact of Syrian refugees on Jordanian public expenditure, and is based on regional focus. It assesses the structural impact of Syrian refugees on total public expenditure, including current public and capital expenditure, and investigates their impact on the public health and education sectors. Regression analysis has been utilized to determine how the influx of Syrian refugees has affected Jordanian public spending. The results suggest both that total public expenditure has increased due to the influx of Syrian refugees and that current public expenditure has increased at the expense of capital spending. Moreover, the results suggest that the presence of Syrian refugees positively affects total health care expenditure but negatively affects capital expenditure, and that public education expenditure has increased due to their presence.

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Civil Conflicts as a Constraint to Regional Economic Integration in Africa

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

The impact of Syrian refugees on the labor market in neighboring countries: empirical evidence from Jordan

The impact of Syrian refugees on the labor market in neighboring countries: empirical evidence from Jordan

Beyond the pandemic: Implications of COVID-19 on regional economic integration in Southern Africa.

The Impact of Syrian Refugees on a Receiving State’s Public Expenditure: Evidence from Jordan

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