African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions
Sebastian Edwards, Simon Johnson, and David N. Weil, editors
Published in September 2016 by University of Chicago Press
© 2016 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in Research on Africa
NBER Program(s):DEV, POL
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445 pages
ISBN: 0-226-31622-X
Table of Contents
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Front matter and Series Introduction to "African Successes: Government and Institutions":
Sebastian Edwards, Simon Johnson, David N. Weil
(p. 1 - 4)
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Introduction to "African Successes: Government and Institutions":
Sebastian Edwards, Simon Johnson, David N. Weil
(p. 5 - 11)
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Healing the Wounds: Learning from Sierra Leone's Postwar Institutional Reforms:
Katherine Casey, Rachel Glennerster, Edward Miguel
(p. 15 - 32)
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The Political Economy of Government Revenues in Postconflict Resource-Rich Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone:
Victor A. B. Davies, Sylvain Dessy
(p. 33 - 55)
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Does Decentralization Facilitate Access to Poverty-Related Services? Evidence from Benin:
Emilie Caldeira, Martial Foucault, Grégoire Rota-Graziosi
(p. 57 - 102)
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Demographic Pressure and Institutional Change: Village-Level Response to Rural Population Growth in Burkina Faso:
Margaret S. McMillan, William A. Masters, Harounan Kazianga
(p. 103 - 143)
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New Tools for the Analysis of Political Power in Africa:
Ilia Rainer, Francesco Trebbi
(p. 145 - 212)
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Deals versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It:
Mary Hallward-Driemeier, Gita Khun-Jush, Lant Pritchett
(p. 215 - 260)
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The Unofficial Economy in Africa:
Rafael La Porta, Andrei Shleifer
(p. 261 - 306)
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State versus Consumer Regulation: An Evaluation of Two Road Safety Interventions in Kenya:
James Habyarimana, William Jack
(p. 307 - 330)
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Fifteen Years On: Household Incomes in South Africa:
Murray Leibbrandt, James Levinsohn
(p. 333 - 355)
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Is Tanzania a Success Story? A Long-Term Analysis:
Sebastian Edwards
(p. 357 - 432)
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Indexes:
(p. 435 - 445)
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