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Management of capital flows : comparative experiences and implications for Africa
2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479640
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Growth, distribution and poverty in Africa : messages from the 1990s
Christiaensen, Luc J.; Demery, Lionel; Paternostro, Stefano - 2002
, Mauritania, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. After reviewing the trends in income poverty and other, more direct measures …, Mauritania, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. After reviewing the trends in income poverty and other, more direct measures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479527
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Economic development in Africa : debt sustainability
2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479662
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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