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Togo: recent political and economic development

Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010) and legislative (July 2013) elections the Gnassingbé regime consolidated its power. In view of the absolute majority of the ruling party, its inclination for meaningful constitutional and electoral reforms, as demanded by the opposition...

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Togo: a didactic drama of misled democratisation in Africa

Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

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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Public debt sustainability in Africa : building resilience and challenges ahead

Ncube, Mthuli; Brixiova, Zuzana - 2015

The increased access of African countries to international capital markets has put public debt sustainability once again high on the continentś policy agenda. Utilizing the "stabilizing primary balance" approach, we find that the primary balances exceeded those required to keep public debt at...

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Cultures of Innovation of the African Poor. Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in African Societies and Black Diasporas in La...

Kohnert, Dirk - 2012

The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...

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