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Democratisation via elections in an African 'narco state'? The case of Guinea-Bissau
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
, did not contribute to democratization nor to the stabilization of volatile political, military and economic structures …. Both the portrayal of Guinea-Bissau as failed ‘narco state' as well as Western aid meant to stabilize this state are based … on doubtful concepts. Certainly, the impact of drug trafficking could endanger democratization and state-building if …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008602771
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Außenpolitische Hintergründe des gesellschaftspolitischen Umbruchs in Guinea-Bissau
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2000
The present transition in Guinea-Bissau is often described as an internal affair, triggered off by “bad government”, i. e. decades of corruption, violent repression of opposition, and other human rights violations, which led to increasing conflicts among the power elite of the deposed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837370
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The Successful Ghana Election of 2008: A Convenient Myth? Ethnicity in Ghana's elections revisited
Jockers, Heinz; Kohnert, Dirk; Nugent, Paul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Ghana’s 2008 elections have been hailed by national and international observers as a model for Africa. This perception … dangerous time bomb of unresolved conflict which could explode in future elections. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005039979
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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 … including the time and again reported local elections were condoned by the donor community. However, simmering discontent of the … remained tarnished. The tense political climate persisted in view of the upcoming presidential elections in April 2015 and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240406
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Considerazioni sui recenti censimenti dell'agricolutra, dell'industria e dei servizi in Mozambico
Cappiello, Antonio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
The paper, after a short overview of the institutional framework of the National Statistical System and of the political and economic features of Mozambique, analyses the recent censuses of agriculture and of the enterprises which can represent an interesting case for Developing Countries with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619811
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The Marshall Plan: Searching for Creative Peace, Then and Now
Spahn, Paul Bernd - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1997
The article reviews the elements of the Marshall Plan after World War II, and relates its positive features to economic challenges of the end of the 20th century.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005787194
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Is culture a determinant of financial development?
Dutta, Nabamita; Mukherjee, Deepraj - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The paper investigates the missing link in the literature – whether informal institutions, or what is known as culture, can affect the level of financial development for a country? Our hypothesis stresses that the cultural dimensions of a country can have an impact on its financial set up. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009397197
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Chosen informal institutions and their spatial implications in the Czech Republic
Sucháček, Jan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The article deals with abundant relations between chosen informal institutions and regional development in our country. It is argued that frequently used macro-view that perceives the country as one unit disregards the inner spatial economic disparities that may weaken the economic stability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105711
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Institutional transition and the problem of credible commitment
Boettke, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
During the last phase of state socialism, the economic reforms attempted by these counties didn’t stop the collapse of communism. Neither did the free market economic reforms in the democratic West starting around 1975 bring progress and prosperity expected. The frustrations of both these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151284
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Socialism without liberation: Land Reclamation Projects in Guinea-Bissau
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1988
One of the outstanding aims of most liberation movements has been to increase the economic well-being of their people, Guinea-Bissau being no exception in this respect. How far has the new Nation State succeeded in fulfilling this aim? A comparative analysis of the implementation of land...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005087526