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Is Surplus Appropriated Differently in Cereals, Cocoa and Cattle Production? A Systematic Literature Analysis of Class Relations in West African Farming Systems (2025)
Journal Article
Graf, S., Blaschke, N., & Oya, C. (online). Is Surplus Appropriated Differently in Cereals, Cocoa and Cattle Production? A Systematic Literature Analysis of Class Relations in West African Farming Systems. Journal of Agrarian Change, Article e70022. https://doi.org/10.1111/joac.70022

This paper synthesizes and systematizes existing empirical knowledge on agrarian class relations in West Africa. It contributes to the debate on agrarian transitions, which largely neglects coexisting diverse forms of class relations in land, labour... Read More about Is Surplus Appropriated Differently in Cereals, Cocoa and Cattle Production? A Systematic Literature Analysis of Class Relations in West African Farming Systems.

Introduction (2025)
Book Chapter
Oya, C., Ramtohul, R., & Tandrayen-Ragoobur, V. (2025). Introduction. In C. Oya, R. Ramtohul, & V. Tandrayen-Ragoobur (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy (3-19). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192856494.013.1

Mauritius’s development pathway as a small island economy and part of the sub-Saharan African region is considered as an example for other countries. Its economic, social, and political landscape has been very dynamic over the past decades since inde... Read More about Introduction.

Why Mauritius? The Political Economy of Structural Transformation in a Small Island (2025)
Book Chapter
Campling, L., & Oya, C. (2025). Why Mauritius? The Political Economy of Structural Transformation in a Small Island. In C. Oya, R. Ramtohul, & V. Tandrayen-Ragoobur (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy (20-45). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192856494.013.2

This chapter explores the significance of the Mauritian economic development trajectory by connecting the experience of Mauritius to debates on structural economic transformation and on the perceived vulnerabilities and prospects of Small Island Deve... Read More about Why Mauritius? The Political Economy of Structural Transformation in a Small Island.

The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy (2025)
Book
Oya, C., Ramtohul, R., & Tandrayen-Ragoobur, V. (Eds.). (2025). The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192856494.001.0001

The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy presents a comprehensive analysis of the economic, social, and political landscape of the island, offering a nuanced exploration of its historical evolution, current challenges, and future prospects. Adopt... Read More about The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy.

Better data for decent work in the global food system. (2024)
Journal Article
Meemken, E.-M., Charlton, D., Christiaensen, L., Maertens, M., Oya, C., Reardon, T., & Stemmler, H. (2024). Better data for decent work in the global food system. Nature Food, 5(6), 454-456. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01002-0

Working conditions in food systems remain precarious across the globe. Little scientific guidance exists on what works where when it comes to initiatives aimed at addressing this issue. Investments in large-scale, nationally representative agricultur... Read More about Better data for decent work in the global food system..

Do Chinese firms in Africa pay lower wages? A comparative analysis of manufacturing and construction firms in Angola and Ethiopia. (2023)
Journal Article
Oya, C., & Schaefer, F. (2023). Do Chinese firms in Africa pay lower wages? A comparative analysis of manufacturing and construction firms in Angola and Ethiopia. World Development, 168, Article 106266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106266

This paper analyses wage differences between Chinese and non-Chinese firms in Angola and Ethiopia. The growing engagement of Chinese firms in sub-Saharan Africa has generated debates about the working conditions offered to African workers. However, t... Read More about Do Chinese firms in Africa pay lower wages? A comparative analysis of manufacturing and construction firms in Angola and Ethiopia..

Agricultural commercialization in the Mekong region: A meta-narrative review and policy implications (2023)
Journal Article
Nguyen, A.-T., Oya, C., Beban, A., Gironde, C., Cole, R., & Ehrensperger, A. (2023). Agricultural commercialization in the Mekong region: A meta-narrative review and policy implications. Journal of Land Use Science, 18(1), 128-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2023.2191599

Agricultural commercialization has been a development focus in the Mekong region for several decades, resulting in varying outcomes. In response to competing claims and policy advice, this meta-narrative review not only examines the literature on the... Read More about Agricultural commercialization in the Mekong region: A meta-narrative review and policy implications.

Building Angola: A Political Economy of Infrastructure Contractors in Post-War Angola (2023)
Journal Article
Wanda, F., Oya, C., & Monreal, B. (2023). Building Angola: A Political Economy of Infrastructure Contractors in Post-War Angola. Journal of Southern African Studies, 49(1), 25-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2023.2192589

Following the end of the civil war in 2002, Angola entered a period of political stability and economic growth that was sustained until the oil-price crisis hit the economy in 2015. During this period a vast reconstruction plan of economic infrastruc... Read More about Building Angola: A Political Economy of Infrastructure Contractors in Post-War Angola.