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The incidence of civil war in Sub-Saharan Africa since the turn of the century is less than half of what it was on …
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Alliances between national governments and rural elites are observed in post-colonial Africa. In such alliances, the …
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This paper shows that historical missionary activity has had a persistent effect on schooling outcomes, and contributed to a reversal of fortunes wherein historically richer ethnic groups are poorer today. Combining contemporary individual-level data with a newly constructed dataset on mission...
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creation of viable state institutions. …
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Promising growth rates, increased trade, and competition among major global players for African resources have boosted … the development and bargaining power of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in relation to the EU. However, Africa's least developed …. Neither the controversy over 'big-push' concepts nor the blaming of African culture as an impediment to growth or good …
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The youth have long represented an important constituency for electoral mobilization in Africa. Today, as the region … generational identities within the region, very little is really known about the political participation of Africa's youth. In … order to address this issue, we combine country-level variables for 19 of Africa's most democratic countries with individual …
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long-term changes in Sub-Saharan Africa and find that climate (change) significantly affects agricultural output, to some …
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Donor support for decentralization comes in two main categories: recommendations at the policy level and project activities at the programming level. At the policy level, donors promote decentralization by recommending greater autonomy for subnational actors. That is, they advocate for reforms...
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How does aid impact democracy in sub-Saharan Africa? Drawing on existing literature, this study elaborates on the …
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Uganda, like other African countries, has implemented reforms to decentralize political authority to local governments and reintroduce multiparty elections. This combination creates opportunities for national partisan struggles to emerge in local arenas and influence local service delivery. This...
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