Scholars and policy makers believe that democracy will bring prosperity through integration into the global economy via … trade more. Second, democracy implies higher quality governance either through institutions or policy-making procedures. I …, importers and exporters. I find the theory that democracy, and many of its components, promotes international trade unconvincing …

instability, namely terms-of-trade instability, on the quality of democracy. We take advantage of previous empirical findings …, aggregate aid flows can potentially dampen the effects of terms-of-trade instability on the quality of democracy. An empirical …

Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the … elements of vertical accountability that are necessary for democracy. On the other hand, aid was not very successful at …

This study explores the effects of foreign aid on democracy in Mozambique during the last decade. Aid for democracy …. Emphasis has moved from building central government institutions to bolstering local governance, and from a focus on democracy …

The youth have long represented an important constituency for electoral mobilization in Africa. Today, as the region … generational identities within the region, very little is really known about the political participation of Africa's youth. In … order to address this issue, we combine country-level variables for 19 of Africa's most democratic countries with individual …

Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …

Africa should industrialize. Without structural change it cannot sustain recent growth. Economies with more diverse and … sophisticated industrial sectors tend to grow faster. But since 1980 Africa has deindustrialized. The paper shows that between 1975 … and 2005 the size, diversity and sophistication of industry in Africa have all declined. An industrialization strategy …

The global economic crisis beginning in 2008 has come at a very inopportune time for Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA …