African Economies and the Politics of Permanent Crisis, 1979–1999

By Nicolas van de Walle. 2001

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Patronage and Political Stability in Africa (2009, background): “Van de Walle (2001) uses cabinet size as a measure of consumption by the top levels of the political hierarchy in Africa.”
The Politics of Effective Foreign Aid (2010, background): “…spend on programs that are more likely to reach larger segments of society (Bueno de Mesquita et al. 2003) and promote growth (e.g., Stasavage 2005 and Hicken & Simmons 2008) and not simply result in inefficient patronage spending ( Jackson & Rosberg 1984; van de Walle 2001, 2003; Golden 2003).”
Oil, Nontax Revenue, and the Redistributional Foundations of Regime Stability (2009, background): “…power over resource allocation+ Democratic regimes are ones in which the citizens have that power+ 18+ For example, Bratton and van de Walle 1997+ 19+ van de Walle 2001, 240+ 20+ There have been some works analyzing statistically the effect of aid on a country’s level of democracy+ Goldsmith…”
Political and Economic Liberalisation in Zambia 1991-2001 (2003, background): “Among the nations of sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia suffered one of the greatest and most rapid economic declines starting in the early 1970s.”
Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients (2004, background): “…either between a government with short time horizons and its citizens, or between line ministries and central ministries (Wuyts 1996: 742; van de Walle 2001: 208), often reduce the government’s ability and interest in curtailing donor activities that are destructive for the long-run development…”
Neopatrimonialism and the Political Economy of Economic Performance in Africa: Critical Reflections (2015, background): “95 van de walle 2001. oddly, van de walle makes his argument by comparing african countries with organization of economic cooperation and development (oecd) members. a less invidious comparison would have been with other developing countries. when such a comparison is performed, two facts stand…”
When Does Policy Reform Work?: The Case of Central Bank Independence (2008, neutral): “Van de Walle (1993, 2001).”
Why the Move to Free Trade? Democracy and Trade Policy in the Developing Countries (2005, result): “…94; and Fishlow 1990+ 57+ Baker 2003, 428+ Baker has a different explanation for this continued support than we do for the initial liberalization+ 58+ van de Walle 2001, 168–70+ 59+ Stokes et al+ 2001, 25+ 60+ Cordoba 1994, 265+ 61+ See, for example, Aslund et al+ 1996; and Frye and Mansfield…”