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 … representation which may promote ethnic mobilization and foster support for informal (rather than formal) institutions which then may …

Whereas the impact of Brexit on Anglophone Africa was a major issue in the controversial British discussions on the … pros and cons of Brexit, possible repercussions on French-speaking Africa have been rarely mentioned up to now. Yet, the … range of possible Brexit effect is impressive, including the revival of progressive social networks in Francophone Africa …

is the creation and reinforcement of the institutions that underpin and guide proper market operations. In the interim …

1960s. This suggests a revision of some prevalent truths about the history of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The …

francophone West Africa has not been properly acknowledged in the contemporary fiscal policy literature that tends to focus on …

huge budget deficits by the time it joined the Union of South Africa in 1910. After the discovery of diamonds, competition … for resource-rents caused a slowdown and in some instances reversed the progress made in consolidating state institutions … the study have important implications for our understanding of both settler colonialism in Sub-Sahara Africa as well as …

is the creation and reinforcement of the institutions that underpin and guide proper market operations. In the interim …

in 1913. Staple exports invigorated the land market, diffused rural land ownership, and fostered intensive growth. The …’s highest GDP per capita in 1938, but she experienced long swings in her growth rates. Dramatic swings in rural land market …

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 … representation which may promote ethnic mobilization and foster support for informal (rather than formal) institutions which then may …

Portuguese Abstract: [O Brasil apoia o desenvolvimento da África Ocidental? O exemplo da Nigéria, Gana e Senegal] -As … relações externas e comerciais do Brasil com a África Subsaariana (ASS) remontam ao comércio português de escravos. Dos 9 …,5 milhões de pessoas capturadas na África e trazidas para o Novo Mundo entre os séculos XVI e XIX, cerca de 4 milhões …