The effects of organized labor on regime change in developing countries are not clear‐cut. Optimists argue that union agitation is conducive to both democratic transition and consolidation processes. Pessimists hold that unions will support any regime that is conducive to their demands....

Growth in service exports has improved countries' per capita incomes, reduced over-reliance on goods exports, and promoted economic diversification. However, the growth has not been uniform across regions and countries. Africa lags behind in service exports. This paper examines the...

The study of autocracies and weakly institutionalized countries is plagued by scarcity of information about the relative strength of different players within the political system. This paper presents novel data on the composition of government coalitions in a sample of fifteen post-colonial...

Part I: Concepts and Debates -- Capital Penetration and the Subordination of the Peasantry under Neoliberalism in Africa -- Neoliberalisation and Regulatory Restructuring in South Africa’s Commercial Agriculture -- Part II: Land Reform Struggles in a Neoliberal Era -- Land for Development?...