This paper identifies historic patterns in the dialectic between nationalism and development across various East, South …, and Southeast Asian nations. Nationalism as the rationale for development is used by regimes to achieve high levels of … growth, but also generates exclusivism and hostilities, often in order to integrate a political core. Popular nationalism has …

This paper examines the distribution of top incomes in 15 former British colonies in Africa, drawing on evidence …

aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative … measure persistence of colonial legacies across Africa and help inform policy strategies for reforming aid practices by …

This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms …' in Africa (and beyond). The problem is that many of the reforms have been limited to these kinds of gains - producing new …

role of economic factors such as the lack of agglomeration economies and poor infrastructure in urban Africa. …

Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their … needed. -- biofuels ; economic development ; food security ; poverty ; Africa …

Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the … manufacturing and service clusters, Africa is yet to follow East Asia in integrating with the global economy in ways that add value …

achieving security, yet the experience of changing policing systems in Africa is disappointing. Only South Africa and a few post … policing reform literature and African case studies, are suggested. -- Africa ; policing ; economic development ; policing …