This paper assesses the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa using hitherto unexplored variables in … being a function of rent seeking and/or lobbying by de facto power holders is tested. The resulting interesting finding is … that, political interference, rent seeking and lobbying increase the probability of state fragility by mitigating the …

This paper assesses the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa using hitherto unexplored variables in … being a function of rent seeking and/or lobbying by de facto power holders is tested. The resulting interesting finding is … that, political interference, rent seeking and lobbying increase the probability of state fragility by mitigating the …

agricultural and rural development, to increase growth and reduce poverty in Africa South of the Sahara. It also examines China …'s rising economic involvement in Africa and makes recommendations for how the win-win outcomes from this engagement can be … well as poverty and hunger reduction, in China and Africa South of the Sahara. The authors then examine strategies for …

This essay explores the role of the state in promoting exports and industrialization in the quest for transformation of …

contribution to industrialization in Africa. But the success of these projects is by no means guaranteed. Meeting the objectives of …

, industrialization in dependent countries in 1960 is found to be significantly lower than in sovereign countries. This result is shown to … particular, the basic results are not affected by the inclusion of a dummy for Sub-Saharan Africa. …

This paper draws on both successful and failing cases of industrialization in China to analyse the role of local …