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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries
Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752685
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Political transition in a small open economy: Retracing the economic trail of South Africa’s long walk to democracy
Bedasso, Biniam E. - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2014
This paper seeks to offer an economic explanation for the emergence of democracy in societies with high income inequality and narrow middle-class such as Apartheid South Africa. The presence of a credible threat of capital flight is shown to render democracy less unpleasant to the elites by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133844
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An Examination of Sub-National Growth in Nigeria: 1999 - 2012
Obikili, Nonso - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2014
I use satellite imagery on night time lights to measure growth across states and local government areas in Nigeria … since the return of democracy in 1999. I show that states in Southern Nigeria have grown faster on average than states in … coefficients to estimate GDP growth for states and local government areas in Nigeria over the period. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010885333
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo — and explores how climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755479
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo – and explores how climate change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145651