Der Bericht untersucht zum einen die Ursachen und Probleme, die dem politischen Transitionsprozeß in den verschiedenen Staaten Afrikas zugrunde liegen, und zum anderen die Chancen und Perspektiven, die sich für die Herausbildung demokratischer Elemente, wie Presse- und Meinungsfreiheit,...

Livestock holdings in rural areas of the West African Semi-arid Tropics (WASAT) are often substantial yet there is little evidence for precautionary saving in the form of livestock. This paper re-visits farm households' ability to smooth consumption ex post via savings in the form of livestock....

This paper explores the effects of remittance receipt on child labour in an African context. We focus on Burkina Faso, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between remittance receipt and child labour, our identification...