As proposed by economist Mushtaq H. Khan, political settlements have widely been applied to political economy analyses of countries in sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter, Africa). By reviewing the original concept and causal mechanism of political settlements, this column suggests that several factors, which were excluded from the mechanism but nevertheless influence institutional outcomes, should be also…
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Following the ‘Vaccine Apartheid’ and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the CCP has only tightened its grip on the African continent
Why do some citizens trust their governments while others do not? In sub-Saharan Africa, where formal accountability mechanisms are often limited and the state is most visibly present through the roads it builds, the schools it runs, and the clinics it staffs, the answer may lie closer to home than the ballot box. When the…
