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Africa is well endowed with potential for hydro and solar power, but its other endowments - shortages of capital … Africa closer to those in the rest of the world.  The international community can support by increasing Africa’s supply of …
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Much African land currently has low productivity and has attracted investors purchasing (or leasing) land as a speculative option on higher future prices or productivity. If land deals are to be beneficial they need to induce productivity enhancing investments. Some of these will be publicly...
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Much African land currently has low productivity and has attracted investors leasing land as a speculative option on higher future prices or productivity. To be beneficial land deals need to induce productivity enhancing investments. Some of these will be publicly provided (infrastructure,...
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Africa is well endowed with potential for hydro and solar power, but its other endowments – shortages of capital …-carbons makes fossil fuels relatively cheap. Current power shortages make expansion of power capacity a priority. Africa … Africa closer to those in the rest of the world. The international community can support by increasing Africa’s supply of the …
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Africa is well endowed with potential for hydro and solar power, but its other endowments – shortages of capital …-carbons makes fossil fuels relatively cheap. Current power shortages make expansion of power capacity a priority. Africa … Africa closer to those in the rest of the world. The international community can support by increasing Africa’s supply of the …
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election held in Africa and one seriously marred by violence.  We designed and conducted a nationwide field experiment based on …
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For Africa, a regional customs union is unlikely to realise net welfare gains (in the sense of trade creation … in Africa, however. A regional customs union tied to Europe with reciprocal free trade is likely to dominate unilateral …
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election held in Africa and one seriously marred by violence. We designed and conducted a nationwide field experiment based on …
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Africa has had slow growth and a massive exodus of capital. In many respects it has been the most capital …
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We distinguish between policy and "destiny" explanations of Africa's slow growth during the past three decades …, tropical locations, and terms of trade deterioration. During the 1990s, Africa's economic policies improved, although with … service delivery. Thus, the differing explanations of past slow growth imply different predictions for growth in the coming …
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