International trade and exports
Literature Review:
– It is a critical review of the historical data (desk research) in
which you are required to navigate throughout the textbooks, periodicals and case studies to get further understanding for the research subject and approaches.
– It is a Critical review (critical evaluation of what has been done) not just descriptive. It should reflect up-to-date knowledge about the topic; thorough; organize in themes; arranged chronologically within each theme; and coherent as a whole. A good review should lead to the following
o Theoretical definition and components of the research concepts/variables
o An analysis of the literature regarding the relationship between variables.
o knowledge Gap and Research question(s)
o Identify both independent and dependent variables
o Research hypotheses if needed
o Develop a theoretical framework
