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Size Matters: The Effect of the Scramble for Africa on Informal Institutions and Development
Dimico, Arcangelo - Centre for Economic History, Management School - 2014
We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … a ect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal … partitioned group a ects development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010958281
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Size matters : the effect of the scramble for Africa on informal institutions and development
Dimico, Arcangelo - 2014
We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … affect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal … partitioned group affects development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010347676
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Historical origins of persistent inequality in Nigeria
Archibong, Belinda - 2016
Horizontal inequality by ethnic group has remained remarkably persistent for wealth, education, and access to certain services in Nigeria. While significant gains in the reduction of inequality and improvement in access have been made for more locally administered services, outcomes are stickier...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573964
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Wirtschaftliche Partnerschaftsabkommen (EPAs) der EU mit Afrika : Dominanz der EU Exportinteressen statt Partnerschaft auf Augenhöhe : dominance of EU export interests instead of p...
Kohnert, Dirk - 2014 - Rev.
African states up to October 2014. The EPAs are meant not just to liberalize trade but also to promote economic development in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334765
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Referendum, Secession and Intermixed Tribal Structure in Western-Southern Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W - 2011
Tribal intermixtures and interactions between groups of Southern Kordofan and Northern Bahr Al Gazal provinces are wide and old. However, the previous coexistence that dominated one country provinces was torn down by calls for secession by the southern region of Sudan. The province of Abyei...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014043593
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The Role of Institutions, Ethnic Fractionalization and Colonization and their Impact on Economic Growth and Development in Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya
Hall, Sarah; Ollimo, Mabel - 2022
In this thesis, we will explore what led to the economic development and growth or lack of, in four African Countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013291755
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Divide and Rule or the Rule of the Divided? Evidence from Africa
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Papaioannou, Elias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
-specific pre-colonial institutions in shaping comparative regional development in Africa. We utilize information on the spatial … we document a positive cross-sectional association between national institutions and regional economic development … regional development. The positive within country effect of pre-colonial institutions also obtains in regions of partitioned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683528
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Divide and Rule or the Rule of the Divided? Evidence from Africa
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Papaioannou, Elias - Department of Economics, Tufts University - 2010
-specific pre-colonial institutions in shaping comparative regional development in Africa. We utilize information on the spatial … we document a positive cross-sectional association between national institutions and regional economic development … regional development. The positive within country effect of pre-colonial institutions also obtains in regions of partitioned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008691155
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Divide and Rule or the Rule of the Divided? Evidence from Africa
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Papaioannou, Elias - School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study - 2011
-specific pre-colonial institutions in shaping comparative regional development in Africa. We utilize information on the spatial …-colonial ethnic institutional traits and contemporary regional development. While this correlation does not necessarily identify a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225981
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National Institutions and African Development: Evidence from Partitioned Ethnicities
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Papaioannou, Elias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
We investigate the role of national institutions on regional development in a novel framework. We exploit the fact that … correlation between formal national institutions and economic development has to be carefully interpreted. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084103