Political Institutions and Economic Policies: Lessons from Africa
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- Macatan Humphreys & Robert H. Bates, 2002. "Political Institutions and Economic Policies: Lessons from Africa," CID Working Papers 94, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
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- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
- O0 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - General
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