attention (Cioni et al. 2021). This second revolution put the spotlight on Africa. In this essay I explore why Africa has become …-term African development. I survey and classify the main historical explanations for Africa's poverty and develop three … interrelated arguments. First, that the portrayal of Africa as an exceptionally poor region offers an attractive explanandum for …

unclear. In this paper, I address this gap in the literature by focusing on monopsonistic colonial trade in French Africa. By …

Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the dynamic economies in the world. Unfortunately, the performance achieve has not led to … economic management of sub-Saharan Africa is required. One solution remains the change of economic paradigm: the transition …

Although development generally refers to a broad concept, the quest for development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been …

public. The findings of recent studies in Africa suggest that PPI should not be jettisoned, and that the more productive path …

avenues and resources for transformation. -- Africa ; economic development ; economic history ; exports ; industrialization …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa's peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

Africa and thus creating a win-win situation in a partnership on eye-level. However, many Africans suspect the EU of double … NGOs and civil society groups inside and outside Africa. …

This article is based on field studies in rural West Africa. It concentrates on the socio-structural effects of …