Philip Osafo-Kwaako
Biographic Data
| ID | 3462724 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip Osafo-Kwaako |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip |
| FAMILY NAME | Osafo-Kwaako |
| SIGNATURE | OSAFO-KWAAKO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa
A fundamental problem for economic development is that most poor countries have 'weak state' which are incapable or unwilling to provide basic public goods such as law enforcement, order, education and infrastructure.In Africa this is often attributed to the persistence of 'indirect rule' from the colonial period.In this paper we discuss the ways in which a state constructed on the basis of indirect rule is weak and the mechanisms via which this …
Political Centralization in Pre-Colonial Africa
In this paper we investigate the empirical correlates of political centralization using data from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample. We specifically investigate the explanatory power of the standard models of Eurasian state formation which emphasize the importance of high population density, inter-state warfare and trade as factors leading to political centralization. We find that while in the whole world sample these factors are indeed positive…
Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa
A fundamental problem for economic development is that most poor countries have 'weak state' which are incapable or unwilling to provide basic public goods such as law enforcement, order, education and infrastructure.In Africa this is often attributed to the persistence of 'indirect rule' from the colonial period.In this paper we discuss the ways in which a state constructed on the basis of indirect rule is weak and the mechanisms via which this …
Political Centralization in Pre-Colonial Africa
In this paper we investigate the empirical correlates of political centralization using data from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample. We specifically investigate the explanatory power of the standard models of Eurasian state formation which emphasize the importance of high population density, inter-state warfare and trade as factors leading to political centralization. We find that while in the whole world sample these factors are indeed positive…
Political Centralization in Pre-Colonial Africa
In this paper we investigate the empirical correlates of political centralization using data from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample. We specifically investigate the explanatory power of the standard models of Eurasian state formation which emphasize the importance of high population density, inter-state warfare and trade as factors leading to political centralization. We find that while in the whole world sample these factors are indeed positive…
Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa
A fundamental problem for economic development is that most poor countries have 'weak state' which are incapable or unwilling to provide basic public goods such as law enforcement, order, education and infrastructure.In Africa this is often attributed to the persistence of 'indirect rule' from the colonial period.In this paper we discuss the ways in which a state constructed on the basis of indirect rule is weak and the mechanisms via which this …
Development economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 work) · Algorithm (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 work)