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Gender difference in support for democracy in sub-Saharan Africa: Do social institutions matter?

Konte, Maty - 2014

Little investigation has been made to explain why women are less likely than are men to support democracy in sub-Saharan Africa. This gender difference in politics has been found in numerous studies and may hinder the much needed legitimation of democracy in this region. This paper addresses the...

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Learning by exporting: The case of Mozambican manufacturing

Cruz, Antonio; Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2014

export and that export participation is highly persistent. There is also evidence supporting the learning by exporting … hypothesis and the results suggest a significant export premium of between 15 and 24 per cent, controlling for differences in …. We conclude that the Mozambican Export Promotion Institute could play an important role in overcoming this information …

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A natural experiment of industrial policy: Floriculture and the metal and engineering industries in Ethiopia

Gebreeyesus, Mulu - 2014

Ethiopia represents an excellent case study of recent industrial policy experimentation in Africa. The country is well known for its successful promotion of the cut-flower industry through business-government co-ordination. What is less known is that at nearly the same time it was also using...

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Should Africa industrialize?

Page, John - 2011

through strategies to create an export push, develop industrial clusters, and attract task-based production. …

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Innovation capabilities for sustainable development in Africa

Lee, Keun; Juma, Calestous; Mathews, John - 2014

A sustainable pathway for Africa in the twenty-first century is laid out in the setting of the development of innovation capabilities and the capture of latecomer advantages. Africa has missed out on these possibilities in the twentieth century while seeing the East Asian countries advance....

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Scoping of the Tunisian economy

Ayadi, Mohamed; Mattoussi, Wided - 2014

In this scooping paper on the Tunisian economy we review the historical background of the economy which has undergone substantial structural change since independence in 1956. In particular we emphasize that past record of consistent growth has often masked inequality, regional disparities and...

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Identifying growth opportunities in the Southern African Development Community through regional value chains: The case of the animal feed to poultry value chain

Ncube, Phumzile; Roberts, Simon; Zengeni, Tatenda; … - 2017

This paper considers findings of studies analysing the development of a regional animal feed to poultry value chain in southern Africa (Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe). The southern African regional poultry value chain is underdeveloped, although important changes include investments...

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Analysis of the animal feed to poultry value chain in Zambia

Samboko, Paul C.; Zulu-Mbata, Olipa; Chapoto, Antony - 2017

export of products due to higher prices. Enhancing value chain capabilities will require technology investments and public …

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New technologies create opportunities

Murray, Sally - 2017

This paper argues that new technologies - for communication, such as mobile phones and the internet, but also for manufacturing, agriculture, energy, and transport - have the potential to bridge many of the productivity gaps between sub-Saharan Africa and more advanced developing and developed...

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Enhancing local content in Uganda's oil and gas industry

Sen, Ritwika - 2018

This paper analyses policy options to promote local content in Uganda as it transitions into an oil-producing country. It contends that productive linkages between oil and gas exporters and domestic suppliers in a range of "connected" goods and services sectors can be a source of broad-based...

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