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Donor's double talk undermines African agency : comparative study of civic agency in Burkina Faso and Togo ; the fabrication of public action in countries <<under an aid regime>> A...

Kohnert, Dirk - 2015 - Draft

democratic revolutions in autocratic regimes. The differing outcome of 'democratic revolutions' in Togo and Burkina Faso - both …

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Donor’s double talk undermines African agency: Comparative study of civic agency in Burkina Faso and Togo

Kohnert, Dirk - 2015

democratic revolutions in autocratic regimes. The differing outcome of 'democratic revolutions' in Togo and Burkina Faso – both … comparative au Burkina Faso et au Togo : En dépit d'une longue controverse à propos de l' efficacité de l'aide en général et de l … résultats des «révolutions démocratiques» au Togo et au Burkina Faso – les deux «chouchous des bailleurs» ces dernières …

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Hunting for leopards: Long-run country income dynamics in Africa

Arbache, Jorge Saba; Page, John - 2008

This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. We are primarily interested in examining how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. We analyse changes in the cross-country income structure and convergence....

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Hunting for leopards : long run country income dynamics in Africa

Arbache, Jorge Saba (contributor); Page, John M. (contributor) - 2008

"This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors examine how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. They analyze changes in cross-country income structure and convergence, and look for evidence...

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Hunting for leopards : long-run country income dynamics in Africa

Arbache, Jorge Saba (contributor); Page, John (contributor) - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793538

Is Africa's economy at a turning point?

Arbache, Jorge Saba (contributor); Go, Delfin S. (contributor) - 2008

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Inequality, finance and pro-poor investment in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015

This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa. The empirical evidence is based on restricted and unrestricted Two-Stage Least Squares and a pre-crisis periodicity (1980-2002). Inequality is measured with estimated household...

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Can dreams come true? : eliminating extreme poverty In Africa by 2030

Ncube, Mthuli; Brixiova, Zuzana; Bicaba, Zorobabel - 2014

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Can dreams come true? : eliminating extreme poverty in Africa by 2030

Ncube, Mthuli; Brixiova, Zuzana; Bicaba, Zorobabel - 2014

With the year 2015 - the MDG finishing line - approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to promote shared prosperity in every society. We...

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Mobile phone penetration, mobile banking and inclusive development in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016

The study assesses the role of mobile phones and mobile banking in decreasing inequality in 52 African countries. The empirical procedure involves first, examining the income-redistributive effect of mobile phone penetration and then investigating the contribution of mobile banking services in...

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