Publications in the Political Economy category

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• No Hyena Eats the Lion’s Share: Centralized Rent Management and Subdued Regional Favoritism in Ethiopia, WP 275, by Keyi Tang, pp. 1—26 p. (2023)
• Eternal periphery? Toward a Socio-Political History of Maji, an Ethiopian Frontier Settlement, 1898–2020 IJAHS 56, by Jon Abbink, pp. 277—295 p. (2023)
• The Local Politics of Market Liberalization in Tanzania: Power Relations, Shifting Alliances, and Contrasting Outcomes, WP 229, by Stefano Ponte, (2000)
• The Political Economy of an Oligarchy: The Case of Kano's Bourgeoisie, WP 89, by Ibrahim L. Bashir, (1984)
• Struggles Over Water, Struggles Over Meaning: Cattle, Water, and the State in Botswana, WP 88, by Pauline E. Peters, (1984)
• The Political Economy of Population Policy in South Africa, WP 71, by Barbara B. Brown, (1983)
• Political Economy, Political Class, and Political System in Recivilianized Nigeria, WP 47, by William D. Graf, (1981)