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Magazine article (E&M - 2020/3) Berloto Sara, Mangiaterra Viviana, Pagliaroli Elisa, Torbica Aleksandra

Health Emergencies: The Case of the Papilloma Virus

Of the 311,000 deaths per year due to cervical cancer, 90 percent take place in medium and low-income countries, with a decidedly higher incidence in Africa. The multidimensional nature of services and the ability of management to conceive of integrated solutions and policies is the principal challenge present in Africa to limit the spread of cervical cancer. Investing in therapies and treatment for ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/3) Masciandaro Donato

Euro and African Franc Better Together

The analysis of the macroeconomic costs and benefits of the experience of the African franc is much more complex than what the superficial debate in Italy in recent months suggested. The French government's decision to reduce its role will mean that the African countries will have to choose how to continue relations with the euro. The ECB could have an active role in the relations with the African ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/3) Iocchi Alessio

Migration Flows on the African Continent

Of the 27 million African migrants who moved from their own countries to another in 2017, only 8 million settled outside of Africa: in Europe, but above all in the countries of the Persian Gulf and North America. The underlying reasons for African migration are to be sought in the asymmetries between expectations (of individuals and the community) and means (distribution of information and resources), ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/3) Castelnuovo Matteo, Casati Paola

Cobalt: Blue Gold in the Energy Transition

In 2020, the global demand for cobalt should exceed 120,000 tons; globally, 71 percent of this mineral is extracted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ethical problems linked to the exploitation of adults and children in the cobalt production process pose urgent moral and image questions for technology multinationals and the large producers of electric automobiles, that risk alienating a growing ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/3) Di Castelnuovo Matteo, Allevi Virginia

Women and Energy as Drivers of Development

African women represent over 50 percent of the African population but contribute to generating only 33 percent of the continent's collective GDP. This is because they are mostly employed in the informal sector, in low-income work with very few protections and prospects for professional growth. In Africa, approximately 600 million people currently lack access to electricity and over 70 percent of the ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/3) Carbone Giovanni

Political-economic Dynamism and the Unknown Factor of Solidity

Africa is often portrayed in a simplistic manner, and the sum of the 54 countries it consists of - 49 in the sub-Saharan region - is inevitably depicted using short-cuts and stereotypical images. Between 1990 and 1994, most sub-Saharan countries introduced new constitutional structures, and this season of political reform served as a prelude to that of economic progress and greater interest by international ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/3) Belgrano Gianfranco

The Playing Field for African Businesses

The development of Africa must not be based only on the public sector, international aid, foreign investment, or remittances, but rather on numerous actors from various areas and full support from the private sector. In Africa, agribusiness and the food and agriculture transformation industry can grow from an aggregate value of 313 billion dollars in 2010 to at least 1,000 billion dollars by 2030. ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/3) Perretti Fabrizio

Behind "Resilience" and "Mindfulness"

The concepts of "resilience" and "mindfulness," that are strictly correlated, deal with the management of emotions, stress scenarios, and the past. Yet they are often presented in a distorted manner, de facto legitimizing the source of the very problems they are called on to resolve.

Magazine article (E&M - 2021/1) Fattore Giovanni

New Leadership for the Italian PA

An analysis of the resumes of Italian public managers shows that they are very old (54.8 years of age, total average), their origin (and education) is from the Center and South of the country, with legal education and limited experience internationally and outside of the public administration. More than one-third of top managers are women: on this point, the central public administration has a better ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2021/1) Allevi Virginia, Saputo Aristea, Rizzi Giorgia, Daminelli Roberta

Sustainability Leaders for the Preservation of the Oceans

The growing interest among the international community for safeguarding the oceans can provide stimulus for a transition towards the adoption of more sustainable practices by businesses, including with reference to the safeguarding of marine ecosystems. The role of "sustainability leaders," those companies that combine the consciousness of the pressure they exercise on the oceans with practices aimed ...