Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
Economics &Politics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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Distributional Conflict, the State, and Peacebuilding in Burundi [PDF]
Burundi, conflict, inequality ...
Ndikumana, Leonce
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Rice pathogens intercepted on seeds originating from 11 African countries and from the USA [PDF]
, 2019 1,916 rice seed samples from 11 African countries and the USA were tested for the presence of pathogenic microorganisms or those affecting seed quality. Bacillus spp., Pantoea spp., Sphingomonas sp.
Dossou, B., Silue, D.
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Linkage Between Electoral Cycle and the Discouragement of African Firms in the Credit Market
International Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyzes the linkage between the electoral cycle and the discouragement of SMEs in the credit market of 14 African countries. It focuses on 12,145 firms over the period 2006–2020. The results obtained from Probit estimates show elections are negatively linked with the discouragement of firms in the credit market.
Cherif Abdramane, Simplice A. Asongu
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Development cooperation with middle-income countries [PDF]
Only flows to countries that are on the DAC list of recipients can be labelled Official Development Assistance (ODA). The countries on that list however are a mixed bag.
Renard, Robrecht, Verbeke, Karel
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Animal feed resources for small-scale livestock producers. Proceedings of the second PANESA workshop [PDF]
, 2014 Presents papers on inventory of animal feed resources in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, Madagascar, Botswana, Swaziland and Mozambique, research and development experiences in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Zimbabwe; socioeconomic ...
Dzowela, B.H. +2 more
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract When common‐pool resources such as freshwater, clean air, and fisheries span national borders, the collective action problems encountered are particularly severe. This study explores the role of polycentric governance systems in overcoming these pressing problems, which frequently underlie global grand challenges. Integrating political economy
Amol M. Joshi +4 more
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Potential for Regional Development Through Harmonising Land- Related Policies Across East Africa
Pan-African Journal of Education and Social SciencesThe East African Community (EAC) is a region endowed with vast land resources that have the potential to drive economic, social, and environmental development. However, the lack of harmonised land-related policies among EAC member states has hindered the
Prosper Turimubumwe
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Practicing Power‐Sharing: How Political Adversaries (Fail to) Rule Jointly
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why does power‐sharing lead to peace and effective governance in some cases but not others? Whereas the current literature on this question predominantly focuses on institutional design, this article argues that more attention should be given to the everyday activities, routines and processes through which power‐sharing is operated.
Alexandre Wadih Raffoul
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Multilingual Education and Interference: Written Ungrammatical Tag-switching Among Pre-service Teachers of English Language [PDF]
, 2016 This research aims to: (1) show the ungrammaticality of pre-service teachers\u27 (Bachelor III students\u27) written tag-switching models and this is disapproving since these subjects are English teachers-to-be.
Ndayizeye, O. (Oscar)
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