Outputs (185)

From Passive to Radical Revolution in Venezuela’s Populist Project (2014)
Journal Article
Brading, R. (2014). From Passive to Radical Revolution in Venezuela’s Populist Project. Latin American Perspectives, 41(6), 48-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X14521991

In December 2001, Hugo Chávez and others changed Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolutionary project, which consisted of replacing a corrupt and elitist constitution with a fair and popular one, into a radical one. In its early stages the project correspond... Read More about From Passive to Radical Revolution in Venezuela’s Populist Project.

Tigers or Tiger Prawns?: The African Growth “Tragedy” and “Renaissance” in Perspective (2014)
Book Chapter
Cramer, C., & Chang, H.-J. (2015). Tigers or Tiger Prawns?: The African Growth “Tragedy” and “Renaissance” in Perspective. In C. Monga, & J. Y. Lin (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics: Volume 1: Context and Concepts. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199687114.013.45

This chapter examines Africa’s “renaissance” following a “growth tragedy,” or “chronic growth failure,” between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s. It puts the African growth experiences of the last 50 years into perspective by analyzing these so-called... Read More about Tigers or Tiger Prawns?: The African Growth “Tragedy” and “Renaissance” in Perspective.

How is climate information being factored into long-term decision-making in Africa? (2014)
Preprint / Working Paper
Jones, L., Roux, J.-P., Scott, C., & Tanner, T. How is climate information being factored into long-term decision-making in Africa?. London

Looking at the barriers to, and opportunities for, the uptake of longterm climate information in Africa. An output from a project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) for... Read More about How is climate information being factored into long-term decision-making in Africa?.

Are Ethical Initiatives Successful in the Indian Garment Industry? A Focus on Homeworkers (2014)
Journal Article
Mezzadri, A. (2014). Are Ethical Initiatives Successful in the Indian Garment Industry? A Focus on Homeworkers. Development Viewpoint,

The precariat: The new dangerous class (2014)
Digital Artefact
Standing, G. (2014). The precariat: The new dangerous class. [Working-Class Perspectives]

The Democratic Republic of Congo (2014)
Book Chapter
Marriage, Z. (2014). The Democratic Republic of Congo. In I. Frame (Ed.), Africa South of the Sahara 2015 (44th edition). Routledge

Since the conference of Berlin in 1884 when the boundaries on African countries were formalised by the European colonisers, the politics of powerful nations have heavily influenced events in Congo. Towards the end of the 20th century and into the 21s... Read More about The Democratic Republic of Congo.

Foreign Aid, Resource Rents, and State Fragility in Mozambique and Angola (2014)
Journal Article
Pérez Niño, H., & Le Billon, P. Foreign Aid, Resource Rents, and State Fragility in Mozambique and Angola. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 656(1), 79-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716214544458

Problems of Transition from Capitalism (In Farsi) [Interview] (2014)
Other
Achcar, G. (2014). Problems of Transition from Capitalism (In Farsi) [Interview]

Problems of Transition from Capitalism (In Farsi) [Interview] (2014)
Other
Achcar, G. (2014). Problems of Transition from Capitalism (In Farsi) [Interview]

Rural futures. How much should markets rule? (2014)
Preprint / Working Paper
Bernstein, H., & Oya, C. Rural futures. How much should markets rule?. London

The paper distinguishes different approaches to markets in, and affecting, rural sub-Saharan Africa, and present some associated policies, notably ‘market-friendly’ and ‘market-challenging’. We then propose a political economy approach as a more sati... Read More about Rural futures. How much should markets rule?.