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attention (Cioni et al. 2021). This second revolution put the spotlight on Africa. In this essay I explore why Africa has become …-term African development. I survey and classify the main historical explanations for Africa's poverty and develop three … interrelated arguments. First, that the portrayal of Africa as an exceptionally poor region offers an attractive explanandum for …
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We investigate the well-being of urban workers in Angola under colonialism. Using a newly compiled dataset derived from …
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Conflict and political instability have considerably weakened Guinea-Bissau’s productive infrastructure during the past … for a book that provides a collection of papers on conflict, livelihoods, and poverty in Guinea-Bissau based on both a … findings in the areas of conflict, growth and poverty, institutions and social networks, the characteristics of the poor and …
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a profound impact not only on the EU but also on Africa. The British government's vision of a reinvigorated 'Global … Britain' relies heavily on a reinforced cooperation with Commonwealth Sub-Saharan Africa. Already the temporary closure of … GB and the EU. However, African commodity exporters such as Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya will likely bear the brunt …
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and regions have grown over the past 50 years, much of Africa has stagnated. African leaders have become adept at … externalizing blame, holding others responsible for Africa's failings. Yet African leaders — not a lack of capital, access to world … countries must liberalize their economies to grow. Africa must embrace globalization and trade with the rest of the world …
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traditional model of delivering education, which further deprives the poor in Africa. The traditional model of education denoted …
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Poverty in Africa is primarily rural concentrated, about 75% of the poor population live in rural areas and draws their … extreme poverty, with the Eastern and Southern Africa having the world’s highest concentrations of poor people. The renewed … in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing faster than the population. The study examined the effect of agricultural …
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level, rose significantly over time and were, in major parts of British Africa, considerably higher than real wages in Asian …
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