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We present evidence that the recent African growth renaissance has reached Africa's poor. Using survey data on African … reduction target on time. The entire continent except for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will reach the MDG in 2014, one …
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. Using data from three recent studies in South Asia and Africa, we show that a majority of students spend years of …
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. Using data from three recent studies in South Asia and Africa, we show that a majority of students spend years of …
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. Using data from three recent studies in South Asia and Africa, we show that a majority of students spend years of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090649
We present evidence that the recent African growth renaissance has reached Africa's poor. Using survey data on African … reduction target on time. The entire continent except for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will reach the MDG in 2014, one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011340955
), Making Nations, Creating Strangers. States and Citizenship in Africa. African Social Studies Series, Leiden: Brill, ISBN … 9004157905, 282 pages. * Simpson, Andrew (ed.) (2008), Language and National Identity in Africa. Oxford, New York: Oxford … related subjects. The new nationalism in Africa and elsewhere shows remarkable differences both in its roots and its impact …
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This study uses nightlight time data and machine learning techniques to predict industrial development in Africa. The … findings indicate that Africa should follow a more multisector approach for development, putting natural resources and …
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This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the …
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Nighttime lights are increasingly used by social scientists as a proxy for economic activity and economic development in subnational spatial units. However, so far, our understanding of what nighttime lights capture is limited. We construct local indicators of household wealth, education and...
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Nighttime lights are increasingly used by social scientists as a proxy for economic activity and economic development in subnational spatial units. However, so far, our understanding of what nighttime lights capture is limited. We construct local indicators of household wealth, education and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950603