Evelyn Wamboye is Associate Professor of Economics at the Pennsylvania State University in DuBois, USA. Her research areas include foreign capital, outsourcing, technological change, and issues in international development. She has published numerous articles in refereed journals. She has a PhD in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.Esubalew Alehegn Tiruneh is Faculty in the Economics Department at Birmingham-Southern College, USA. His research interests and publications include issues related to economic development, foreign capital, innovation and growth, international development, and poverty. He received his PhD in Economic Development from the University of Trento, Italy.ContributorsSamuel Adams, Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationVito Amendolagine, University of Pavia, ItalyNihal Bayraktar, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, USAAklog Birara, Ethiopian Dialogue Forum, USAPádraig Carmody, Trinity College Dublin, IrelandNicola Coniglio, University of Bari, ItalyXinshen Diao, International Food Policy Research Institute, USAKenechukwu Ezemenari, The World Bank, USAElizabeth Fraser, The Oakland Institute, USAKiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University, USAOdongo Kodongo, Wits Business School, South AfricaAdugna Lemi, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USAEduard Marinov, Bulgarian Academy of SciencesKelbesa Megersa, University of Antwerp, BelgiumAnuradha Mittal, The Oakland Institute, USAEmmanuel Moreira, The World Bank, USAJames Murphy, Clark University, USANedyalko Nestorov, Bulgarian Academy of SciencesDavid O’Brien, International Development Research Centre, CanadaKalu Ojah, Wits Business School, South AfricaEric Opoku, City University of Hong KongPatrick N. Osakwe, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, SwitzerlandAdnan Seric, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, AustriaMeine Pieter van Dijk, Maastricht School of Management, NetherlandsKasahun Woldemariam, Spelman College, USAMesfin Wolde-Mariam, EthiopiaZelealem Yiheyis, Clark Atlanta University, USA