We examine the long run consequences of the scramble for Africa among European powers in the late 19th century and … impact of the scramble for Africa on warfare. …

-specific pre-colonial institutions in shaping comparative regional development in Africa. We utilize information on the spatial …

-specific pre-colonial institutions in shaping comparative regional development in Africa. We utilize information on the spatial …

Purpose - The paper assesses how entrepreneurship affects knowledge economy (KE) in Africa. Design …/methodology/approach – Entrepreneurship is measured by indicators of starting, doing and ending business. The four dimensions of the World Bank’s index of KE …-tech commodities in Africa, the continent has to start thinking of how to participate in the global value chain of producing what it …

This study investigates the role of mobile phones in governance for doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa with data from … dimensions of entrepreneurship are considered. Two main findings are established with respect to the net effects of the …

We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … in Africa. It matters only when the partitioned groups are relatively small because small groups lack political …

This paper examines interconnections between law, politics and the quality of government in Africa. We investigate …