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– Measurement and concepts
This study proposes a new measure of Fiscal Dependence on Extractive revenues: FDE. The FDE estimates, simply, the extent to which extractive-producing countries can fund day-to-day government spending with non-extractive revenues.By focusing specifically on the fiscal aspect of dependency - and...
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In this study, we develop an empirical framework that allows us to trace out a time path of metal prices. This framework shows that unpredictable shifts in demand, extraction costs and discovery of reserves, make estimation of the slope of this underlying trend an empirical question. Further, the...
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Part of Journal Special Issue
The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
Journal Article
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– A Harbinger of Political Change?
Part of Journal Special Issue
The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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Part of Journal Special Issue
The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
Journal Article
This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. UNU-WIDER believes that research is a global public good and supports Open Access.
– Implications for Food System Transformation
Part of Journal Special Issue
The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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Part of Journal Special Issue
The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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– Who Belongs to Africa's Middle Class?
Part of Journal Special Issue
The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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– Retrospect and Prospects
Part of Journal Special Issue
The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
This special issue introduction provides a historical perspective in order to contextualize the political economy of Africa’s emergent middle class. In doing so, three overarching research questions are discussed to better understand the middle class’ transformative potential. First, who constitute...
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