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Why do small African island nations perform better than African continental nations, considering democracy and human development?
This question is interdisciplinary between economics and politics, but I suspect the answer lies more in politics and history than in economics, which is why I decided to post it here.
Looking at the ...
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Clear and concrete definition of "Third World" [duplicate]
Commonly, when I discuss with a pro-western American, or perhaps sometimes Europeans about an African Country I always hear this, "But it's third world" on investopedia.com "Third World&...
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What was the effect of the fall of the Soviet Union on African economies?
In a speech about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Jordan Peterson claims that the fall of the Soviet Union had a very good effect on Africa, he claims that African economies are booming like mad now and that ...
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Why are African countries using direct and indirect taxation against their farmers to tax them at a rate twice as high than anywhere in the world?
Why are African countries using direct and indirect taxation against their farmers to tax them at a rate twice as high than anywhere in the world?
I found this in a research paper entitled Why kill ...
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How much influence does Saudi Arabia have over Nigeria?
I read this article that says that the country of Saudi Arabia has some influence over Nigeria to the point where Nigeria may be on their side in the current Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict. This ...
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Is the success of Chinese economic model in Africa a threat to Western interests?
Rwanda's economic development has been fantastic in the last couple of years allowing Rwanda to become a model of development success. Is this success a good thing considering that its model of ...
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What are the incentives for CFA countries to remain under France's financial umbrella?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42_-ALNwpUo
It seems that France benefits a lot from having its former colonies rely on France's financial system, but the former colonies don't really seem to derive ...
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