This paper concerns the institutional origins of economic development, emphasizing the cases of nineteenth-century India and Africa. Colonial institutions-the law, western style property rights, newspapers and statistical analysis-played an important part in the emergence of Indian public and...

Manufacturing businesses owned by an indigenous ethnic group, the Gurage typically perform better than those of members of any other (major or minority) groups in Ethiopia. Gurage-owned businesses are normally larger and grow faster. Yet Gurage business owners typically are less educated than...

Die menschliche Geschichte war immer wieder geprägt von Wanderungsprozessen. Doch Migration konnte und kann die Probleme in den Herkunftsländern nicht lösen, schafft aber neue Probleme in den Zielländern. Der Autor entwickelt Vorschläge für eine realistische Einwanderungspolitik....

Estimation of consumption intensity of African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) is important to understand how their utilization can be enhanced at the household level. The study evaluated consumption intensity of leafy AIVs using the zero-inflated negative binomial regression model. A multistage...