The political settlements approach emerged out of a critique of new institutional economics
developed by Mushtaq Khan in the 1990s. Since then, the political settlements approach …

This paper considers the foundations of contemporary African urban economies and how
these intersect with the evolution of urban politics, carving a route through a wide range of …

Reviewing decades of thinking regarding the role of the state in economic development, we
argue for the continued relevance of the concept of the 'developmental state'. With reference …

Of the African states experiencing sustained growth and poverty reduction in recent
decades, Rwanda and Ethiopia stand out due to the scope of their development visions and …

Abstract The Global Value Chains/Global Production Networks (GVC/GPNs) literatures have
become the predominant international political economy frameworks to understand the …

Despite Ghana's strong democratic track record in recent decades, the economy remains
underdeveloped. Industrial policies are necessary to transform the colonial trading economy …

As a region of the world capitalist political economy, Africa has been the epitome of
neoliberalism as a universal project to remake societies in its image. In Africa, the neoliberal …

Despite the rise of global technocratic ideals of city-making, cities around the world are not
merging into indistinguishable duplicates of one another. In fact, as the world urbanizes …

Abstract In 2016, the East African Community (EAC) pledged to phase out imports of used
clothing within three years. The US Trade Representative (USTR) responded by threatening …

Sudan has for decades been one of Africa's most fragmented polities. Yet arguably the
single most consequential actor in its recent history is among the least well studied: the …