This paper presents an analysis of the attitudes of the poor towards the double – political (democratisation) and economic (liberalisation) – transition process in which many developing countries are engaged today. The most common belief to explain the difficulty to implement democracy and...

Nous tenterons de voir comment la population a vécu la période de transition économique qui a été amorcée au Việt Nam depuis la fin des années 1980. Il s’agit d’examiner l’impact de deux phénomènes : l’urbanisation ; la place croissante accordée aux initiatives et aux...

Victims of the long crisis that has affected their countries, the youth of three African capitals (Dakar, Yaoundé, and Antananarivo) find themselves forced to postpone their entry into adult life. They postpone not only obtaining their first paid employment but also moving into their first home...

While researchers are increasingly encouraged to refocus their publishing activities towards so called “excellence” academic journals, the question of knowledge dissemination and its role in developing countries becomes more acute. This dilemma, whereby any scientist is confronted, affects...

This study examines the limits of global corruption indicators based on experts’ perceptions. It draws on a wave of original surveys conducted in eight African countries that combined two types of approaches. The first approach covers a sample of over 35,000 people and uses experience-based...

In 2007 the General Statistics Office (GSO) launched a joint research program with the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD) to measure and analyzes the informal sector in Vietnam. Two kinds of surveys were conducted in 2007: a national Labour Force Survey (LFS) which, in a first...

In 2007, the General Statistics Office (GSO) launched a joint research program with the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD), to measure and analyzes the informal sector in Vietnam. Two kinds of surveys were conducted in 2007: a national Labour Force Survey (LFS), which, in a first...