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empirical results firstly reveal that democracy increases peace in Africa, particularly in countries where the initial level of … peace is at its highest level. Secondly, militarisation of Africa reduces peace in the region only in countries where the … initial level of peace is at its highest level. Thirdly, the influence of governance on peace in Africa depends majorly on the …
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We argue that there exists an indirect link between globalization and the knowledge economy of African countries in which globalization influences 'peace and stability' and peace and stability affects governance, and through governance the knowledge economy. We model the link as a three-stage...
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This paper examines interconnections between law, politics and the quality of government in Africa. We investigate …
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demonstrated trend of infrastructures in Africa in terms of stocks and future need is unique compared to the rest of the world. The … development in Africa. The results through the system GMM and Quantile Regression techniques show that women’s political … inclusion enhances infrastructural development in Africa. The result is robust across different measures of infrastructures and …
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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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Africa is facing stiff challenges in the timing of monetary convergence, the imperative of central bankers to apply common …
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policy convergence within the proposed WAM and EAM zones. The introduction of common currencies in West and East Africa is …
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Development Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa by providing a theoretical framework and addressing … wealth creation are not the top performers in regional monetary integration. (iii) The RECs in Africa are characterized by a …
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Purpose - The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by Acemoglu and Johnson (2005), Ali (2013) and Asongu (2014). We assess the effects of various components of governance on private investment, notably: political, economic and...
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This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa … development for the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. Notably, in the current transition from Millennium Development Goals …
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