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Colonialism and development in Africa
Heldring, Leander; Robinson, James A. - 2013
In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the world context …, colonialism had very heterogeneous effects, operating through many mechanisms, sometimes encouraging development sometimes … interesting. We emphasize that to draw conclusions it is necessary not just to know what actually happened to development during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012624354
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Foreign aid and decentralization: Policies for autonomy and programming for responsiveness
Dickovick, J. Tyler - 2013
Donor support for decentralization comes in two main categories: recommendations at the policy level and project activities at the programming level. At the policy level, donors promote decentralization by recommending greater autonomy for subnational actors. That is, they advocate for reforms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319782
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The White Man’s Burden: On the Effect of African Resistance to European Domination
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice; Cinyabuguma, … - 2016
Are there contemporary development effects of African resistance to European domination? This question is the primary … development and discuss possible channels of such causality. This relationship is robust to alternative model and to controlling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596352
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Income Inequality in Colonial Africa: Building Social Tables for Pre-Independence Central African Republic, Ivory Coast and Senegal
Alfani, Guido; Tadei, Federico - 2017
Today, income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa is exceptionally high. In this paper, we study whether present-day inequality can be traced back to the colonial period by reconstructing income distributions in a sample of representative colonies. To do so, we use data from colonial records to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012624382
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Measuring Extractive Institutions: Colonial Trade and Price Gaps in French Africa
Tadei, Federico - 2017
A common explanation for current African underdevelopment is the extractive character of institutions established during the colonial period. Yet, since colonial extraction is hard to quantify, the magnitude of this phenomenon is still unclear. In this paper, I address this gap in the literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012669459
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Wirtschaftliche Partnerschaftsabkommen (EPAs) der EU mit Afrika: Dominanz der EU Exportinteressen statt Partnerschaft auf Augenhöhe
Kohnert, Dirk - In: ipg-journal: Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft (2014)
African states up to October 2014. The EPAs are meant not just to liberalize trade but also to promote economic development in …
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The impact of Brexit on Francophone Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) (2019) Forthcoming
Whereas the impact of Brexit on Anglophone Africa was a major issue in the controversial British discussions on the pros and cons of Brexit, possible repercussions on French-speaking Africa have been rarely mentioned up to now. Yet, the range of possible Brexit effect is impressive, including...
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Britain & Africa: heading for the Brexit rocks
Kohnert, Dirk - 2018
High-flying illusions on the part of the proponents and grim predictions of the sceptics characterize the controversy about Brexit. The article analyses five issues at stake for the Post-Brexit relationships between Britain, the EU and Africa with a focus on the Commonwealth Sub-Saharan Africa:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894387
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L’Angleterre, le Brexit et l’Afrique
Kohnert, Dirk - 2018
High-flying illusions on the part of the proponents and grim predictions on the part of the sceptics have characterised the controversy around Brexit. The article assesses five key issues at stake for post-Brexit relationships between Britain, the EU, and Africa: market access, foreign direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011965450
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The impact of Brexit on Africa in times of the Corona Crisis
Kohnert, Dirk - 2020
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: Despite the Corona crisis, London is pushing ahead with the implementation of Brexit. This will have a profound impact not only on the EU but also on Africa. The British government's vision of a reinvigorated 'Global Britain' relies heavily on a reinforced cooperation with...
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