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When the longest-serving African dictator, Togo's Gnassingbé Eyadéma, died unexpectedly in February 2005 after 38 years … of autocratic rule, Togo became a test case for indigenous democratisation efforts of African states. However, it soon … democratic forces of Togo at the time of the execution of fair and free elections. Afterwards a long-term reconstruction …
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democratic revolutions in autocratic regimes. The differing outcome of 'democratic revolutions' in Togo and Burkina Faso - both …
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-endedly. Overriding concerns for stability in West Africa in view of growing Islamist threats in neighbouring countries as well as Togo … surpassed the national budget. Concerning the relation of illegal financial transfers to GDP Togo was leading worldwide with 76 ….3% (2008 to 2013). The business climate improved considerably nevertheless. Although Togo still counted among low income …
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Are there contemporary development effects of African resistance to European domination? This question is the primary issue addressed by this inquiry. We establish that African resistance has had adverse effects on post-colonial African development and discuss possible channels of such...
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The study attempts to highlight the interrelation between three central points in the ongoing debate on the political economy of development: viability, surplus, and class-formation. A case study of the development of rural labour systems in Northern Nigeria is meant to provide both a better...
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The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in West Africa has been met with growing resistance from established African entrepreneurs. Whether the former have a competitive edge over the latter because of distinctive sociocultural traits or whether the Chinese's supposed...
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The knowledge of social stratification within the peasantry is a decisive precondition of sustainable economic and political measures for an effective support of agricultural production in least developed countries. This is one of the reasons why also in Nigeria social scientist focus on the...
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The traditional relationship of patronage and clientship between the landlords and the growing commercial class in Bida and in other Nigerian Emirates - firmly established during the 19th century - left indelible marks which influenced the pattern of social communication between these two...
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fördern die Entwicklung und die Verhandlungsmacht der Staaten des subsaharischen Afrika gegenüber der EU. Aber gerade die …. Abgesehen von den Folgen des (Neo-)Kolonialismus, und trotz der unbestrittenen Demokratisierungsdefizite vieler afrikanischer … des subsaharischen Afrika bei. Angesichts der anhaltenden politischen und wirtschaftlichen Dominanz der EU und der …
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