This paper studies the endogenous emergence of political regimes, in particular democracy, oligarchy and mass dictatorship, in societies in which productive resources are distributed unequally and institutions do not ensure political commitments. The political regime is shown to depend on...

Institutions: an introduction / Francis Wiafe-Amoako --. - Democracide: who killed democracy in Africa? : clues of the past, concerns of the future / Ali A. Mazrui --. - Political ideologies and democratic consolidation in Africa / Francis Wiafe-Amoako --. - Gender roles in Africa : traditional...

The paper examines whether the Arab Spring phenomenon was predictable by complete elimination in the dispersion of core demands for better governance, more jobs and stable consumer prices. A methodological innovation of the Generalized Methods of Moments is employed to assess the feasibility and...