poor growth in sub-Saharan Africa during post-independence. The current article employs the unique data and insights … examining: (i) the channels via which SF affects growth, total factor productivity (TFP) versus factors of production; and (ii … ; productivity ; policy syndromes ; institutions …

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 versus contemporary institutions / Ali A. Mazrui and Francis Wiafe …

Conventional wisdom proposes deep historical roots for authoritarianism in Africa: either colonial "decentralized …