Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have become common across Southern Africa in the past 20 years. In line with experiences …-cutting blockages to growth. In East Asia, this approach was able to build on a broader national industrialization trajectory. In … Southern Africa, by contrast, it has proved unable to offset the main constraints on investment. These centre on deep …

How does aid impact democracy in sub-Saharan Africa? Drawing on existing literature, this study elaborates on the …-offs that remain unresolved. -- accountability ; Africa ; democratic consolidation ; foreign aid ; party systems …

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 …

. -- decentralization ; development ; local governance ; Africa …

Over the past two decades, donors increasingly linked foreign aid to democracy objectives in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet … and how foreign aid affects the process of democratic consolidation in sub-Saharan Africa by examining two potential … consolidation. Economic aid, on the other hand, has no effect on democratic consolidation. -- Africa ; democratic consolidation …

Although development generally refers to a broad concept, the quest for development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been … and advocates generalized balanced growth and structural transformation to move Sub-Saharan African countries towards self …

transformation in Africa, focusing on sectoral output shares, sectoral employment shares, and the relative labour productivity of … sectors. We find that Africa is gradually advancing towards structural transformation but at a very slow speed. The empirical … product growth and population density reduce unemployment and non-employment. …

institutions, natural resource rents cease to have a negative impact on long-term growth. Institutions in resource-based economies … foster economic growth when voice and accountability are in place; broad-based rule of law is enforced with secure property …

government institutions while channeling aid and the impact of such practices on aid effectiveness in Africa. Based on an … domestic institutions and procedures. Despite widespread agreement among both donor and recipient countries on this issue, we … Project Management Units are among the mechanisms used to circumvent the involvement of national institutions. We conclude …