Papers
Going Public: How Africa's integration can work for the poor
7th May 2010In the heyday of African nationalism, the continent's founding fathers plotted their vision of pan-African unity. The twin paths of closer political and economic integration appeared to them as the only means to achieve dignity prosperity and secu...
Bunge Lenye Meno: A parliament with teeth for Tanzania
26th November 2008East Africa's most populous nation has been a beacon of political stability in a troubled region. Yet for most of Tanzania's post-independence history, ethnic and religious tolerance has been underpinned by the dominant govering party Chama Cha Mapin...
Planting Ideas: How agricultural subsidies are working in Malawi
1st January 2008This paper examines the role of fertiliser subsidies in Malawi, the world's fifth poorest country. Malawians depend on domestic crops from over-cultivated soils. Recurrent poor harvests have had disastrous consequences for food security, ...
