1st Edition
Contemporary Issues in Development Finance
1. Introduction to contemporary issues in development finance
Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Charles Komla Delali Adjasi, and Robert Lensink
2. Finance, economic growth, and development
Lordina Amoah, Charles Komla Delali Adjasi, Issouf Soumare, Kofi Achampong Osei, Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Ebenezer Bugri Anarfo, Charles Amo-Yartey, and IsaacOtchere
3. Microfinance and development
Niels Hermes and Robert Lensink
4. Private capital flows and economic growth
Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor, Alfred Yawson, and Pieter Opperman
5. Remittances and development
Hanna Fromell, Tobias Grohmann, and Robert Lensink
6. Foreign aid and economic development
Matthew Kofi Ocran, Bernardin Senadza, and EricOsei-Assibey
7. Global financial architecture: emerging issues and agenda for reforms
Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Angela Azumah Alu, David Mathuva, and Joe Nellis
8. Sovereign wealth management
Mbako Mbo and Charles Komla Delali Adjasi
9. Sovereign debt management
Amin Karimu, Vera Fiador, and Imhotep Paul Alagidede
10. Financial inclusion and economic growth
Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Haruna Issahaku, Mohammed Amidu, and Victor Murinde
11. Financing agriculture for inclusive development
Haruna Issahaku, Edward Asiedu, Paul Kwame Nkegbe, and Robert Osei
12. Financing sustainable development: new insights for the present and the future
Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah, PatrickO. Assuming, Patience Aseweh Abor, and Jabir Ibrahim Mohammed
13. International trade, finance, and development
Steven Brakman and Charles van Marrewijk
14. Infrastructure financing and economic development
Saint Kuttu, shenafi Fanta, ichael Graham, and Joshua Yindenaba Abor
15. Finance and economic development: the role of the private sector
Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor, Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Haruna Issahaku, and Charles Komla Delali Adjasi
Biography
Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a Professor of Finance at the Department of Finance, University of Ghana Business School, Ghana. He is also a Visiting Professor of Development Finance at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa. He has made significant contributions to financial economics literature, mainly in the areas of banking and finance, development finance, financial market development, corporate finance and governance, international financial flows, and growth.
Charles Komla Delali Adjasi is a Professor of Development Finance and Economics at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His research focuses on financial markets development, firm productivity, international trade, and household welfare.
Robert Lensink is a Professor of Finance and Financial Markets at the Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He is also a Professor of Finance and Development at the Development Economics Group, Wageningen University & Research, and has published widely in the area of development finance.
“This book provides an excellent overview of the challenges of financial sector development in developing countries. The different chapters touch on all the relevant dimensions, including international capital flows, microfinance and financial inclusion. An important contribution to our field!” – Thorsten Beck, Professor of Banking and Finance, The Business School (formerly Cass), University of London, UK
“An abundance of literature exists in development finance, but this book will be an important ‘one stop shop’ for researchers, teachers, and policy makers. It is thematic and coherent. The underpinning is on contemporary theories and empirics linking finance and development with emphasis on inclusive development. This is because financial sector development alone does not ensure inclusive finance that is vital for inclusive development. The financial instruments considered are also wide ranging; so are the actors who can help bridge the financial development gap.” – Lemma Senbet, The William E. Mayer Chair Professor of Finance, University of Maryland, USA; Immediate Past Executive Director/CEO, African Economic Research Consortium
