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Determinants of illicit capital movement in China‐Africa trade: Evidence of trade misinvoicing
Ndoricimpa, Arcade and Eduardo Araral. 2024. Determinants of illicit capital movement in China‐Africa trade: Evidence of trade misinvoicing....
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Constitutionalism and the Economy in Africa
Fombad, Charles M. and Nico Steytler. (Eds.). 2022. Constitutionalism and the Economy in Africa. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10...
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Government agricultural finance interventions as instruments for social protection: a comparative review of developing economies
Strategies promoting social protection for agricultural growth have been remarkably successful in some countries (mainly Asian countries) but not in others (mainly African countries).
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The First Generation of Independent African Leaders and the Making of the African Nation-State
This research project examines the first generation of independent African leaders and how they went about constructing new African nation-states: forging a sense of nationhood out of disparate African ethnic groups brought together within artificial colonial boundaries through colonial rule; imagining the new nation through culture, religion, and the arts; choosing or defining a development model in a world divided into opposing camps of East and West by the Cold War; and the excitement of new sub-disciplines like development economics and its promise to transform former tropical colonies.
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Technical Education in the Middle Income Trap: Building Coalitions for Skill Formation
Doner, Richard and Ben Ross Schneider. 2019. Technical Education in the Middle Income Trap: Building Coalitions for Skill Formation. The Jou...
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Implications of Monetary Policy for Credit and Investment in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Ndikumana, Léonce. 2016. Implications of Monetary Policy for Credit and Investment in Sub-Saharan African Countries. Journal of African Deve...
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African Markets and the Utu-buntu Business Model: A Perspective in Economic Informality in Nairobi
Kinyanjui, Mary Njeri. 2019. African Markets and the Utu-buntu Business Model: A Perspective in Economic Informality in Nairobi. Cape Town: ...
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Making primary health care work for the poor
South Africa’s poor health outcomes have traditionally been attributed to poverty, unequal and ineffective spending and the high disease burden, but increasingly it is recognized that the public health system may also be contributing to such problems by delivering services that do not always conform to the stipulated standards.
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Monetary Policy in African Countries: Theory, Practice and Impact
The prevailing macroeconomic frameworks in African countries may be generally characterized as a do no harm approach to policy.