What is the kind of institutions that affect economic inequalities? Using a database on national income inequality for … institutions, we also find an inverted U relationship between inequalities and the extent of European settlement. We finally find a … poverty which is independent from 'usual' governance issues. _________________________________ Quels sont les types d’institutions …

(english) This last decade has seen the emergence of a new field of research in development economics: randomised …

(english) New factors such as governance, ownership and citizen’s participation are now a central focus of development … to be thought of as extra-economic dimensions such as subjective forms of poverty, quality of institutions (especially … public institutions) and type of political regime or, more generally speaking, the society’s system of values. To meet this …

Frenchspeaking West Africa? This paper uses the differences in development outcomes across the areas of the former French West Africa … to show the existence of colonial long term effects on development paths. To correct from potential biases, I take … strong determinant of current development of the districts of the former French West Africa. First, the African chiefs …

appears to be back on the ‘development agenda’. Nowadays the term equity tends to be most often associated with the equality …

transfers, call for a change in perspective and suggest considering from now on migration and development as to separate … problems. Development is a self-sufficient goal for the whole society while emigration is an individual choice which may … reflect a lack of confidence in national development prospects. _________________________________ Le papier propose une …