Democratic Transition in Africa: A First Report on an Empirical Project

Robert Bates

Working Papers from Harvard - Institute for International Development

Abstract: The study of development in Africa has informed the thinking of development specialists. Africa's experience has been cited to underscore the significance of politics to the economics of development. A reading of the literature discloses a paucity of systematic evidence about the nature of political systems in Africa, much less about the relationship between fovernance and economic performance.

Keywords: AFRICA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEMS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 1995
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