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with special reference to Africa. The rise of India and China in Africa is seen in the current years. The purpose of this …Africa is in competition for international capital and resources and is currently ranked in the same category as Latin … paper is to find point the reasons of the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. Africa's FDI inflows are highly …
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have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa …
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development in Africa during the first decade of independence. Various explanations have been put forth to explain Africa … provide evidence against this pessimistic history of Africa’s development, and point out to the notable progress and emergence … of areas where Africa is exhibiting leadership; making it a force for change and transformation in the coming years. …
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Thomas Friedmann’s “First Law of Petro-Politics” expresses the idea that political freedoms diminish in oil-producing states in direct proportion to increases in the price of oil; there is a whole petro-lexicon purporting to capture the dilemma of oil: of the “paradox of plenty,” the...
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This paper will attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to the complex issue of development in sub-Saharan Africa by …
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generalised method of moments. The empirical results refute the resource curse hypothesis in Africa. In addition, institutions …
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Given above-average population growth, feeding sub-Saharan Africa’s future population is an important challenge. This … security in Africa during this period. Furthermore, it articulates the implications of population shocks, including HIV …
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This paper proposes and tests a mechanism through which natural resources can affect democracy. I posit that, in the presence of high natural resource rents, leaders lower the burden of taxation on citizens in order to reduce the demand for democratic accountability. The theory is corroborated...
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This paper proposes and tests a mechanism through which the natural resource curse can operate. I posit that, in the presence of high natural resource rents, leaders lower the burden of taxation on citizens in order to reduce the demand for democratic accountability. The theory is tested using...
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