Southern Sudan - the ten southern provinces of Sudan - has attained autonomy and may soon achieve total independence … from Sudan. Yet decades of civil war not only prevented development but destroyed the infrastructure left over from the … colonial period. While Southern Sudan is fortunate to have oil resources that can finance building up the new nation, the task …

-known explanation is that resource endowments in Africa favour land not labour, which results in high wages, especially in comparison … with 'labour abundant' Asian economies. This paper examines the validity of this view on the basis of the case of Sudan. We …

started returning to their communities of origin in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. We use unique data gathered shortly after the …