Democracy and growth in Africa: Implications of increasing electoral competitiveness |
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| Authors: | Augustin Kwasi FOSU |
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| Institution: | aDeputy Director, UN University-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland |
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| Abstract: | Estimating a 1975–2004 decadal panel data in an augmented production-function framework, the paper finds that indexes of electoral competitiveness exhibit U-shape relationships with GDP growth, implying quite different “intermediate” and “advanced”-level effects of reforms in Africa. |
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| Keywords: | Democracy Growth Electoral competitiveness Africa |
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