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The study examines Zambia's evolving aid relationship in relation to the country's democratic trajectory. The impact of …. The study suggests that there are many good reasons for so-called traditional donors to phase out aid to Zambia. Zambia …. -- Zambia ; aid ; democracy ; political parties ; civil society …
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European official development assistance to Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries increased sharply after 2011, ostensibly in support of the social, economic, and above all political changes demanded by the Arab uprisings. The subsequent turn to development policies driven by...
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Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science. But has the rise of the African middle class promoted democratic consolidation? This paper uses the case of Kenya to investigate the attitudes and behaviours of the middle class....
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, and this question has gained critical importance particularly in the African context, where a wave of democratization in …
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for considering the evidence, bringing together core theories of democratization with work on foreign aid effectiveness …. Overall, the evidence is most consistent with institutional and agentbased theories of exogenous democratization, and least … democratization. …
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variability and future anthropogenic climate change in Zambia. Accounting for uncertainty, simulation results indicate that, on … remain the more binding constraint on economic development in Zambia, at least over the next few decades. -- climate change … ; weather variability ; economic growth ; poverty ; Zambia …
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issues, the effect of climate change on the road infrastructure of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, all located within the … ; Zambia …
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language in Zambia. We develop a theoretical framework, which is tested using data on elicited beliefs about the effects of … changes in Zambia's language policy on schooling outcomes, income, and social cohesion. In general, support for the use of …
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In this paper we make welfare comparisons among districts of Zambia using multidimensional well-being indicators … Zambia and has ranked them from the relatively well-off to the worseoff. This information has been presented on a map showing … poverty targeting efforts in Zambia. The rationale is that with the availability of such analysis, it will be possible to make …
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poor in Zambia. Like in the past, the implementation of the strategies to deal with the rising food prices, especially for … dealing with future food crises. -- food crises ; political economy ; maize grain ; Zambia ; Africa …
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