Oliver Mcpherson-Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 4051819 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oliver Mcpherson-Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oliver |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcpherson-Smith |
| SIGNATURE | MCPHERSON-SMITH O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-8930-4704 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Politics of Cryptocurrency Regulation in Africa
Journal Article The Politics of Cryptocurrency Regulation IN Africa Get access Oliver McPherson-Smith Oliver McPherson-Smith https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8930-4704 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, adae016, https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adae016 Published: 24 July 2024 Article history Received: 10 April 2023 Revision received: 06 June 2024 Editorial decision: 02 July 2024 Accepted: 05 July 202…
A Theory of Professional Interest Groups in Nigerian Politics
Professional or industry-based interest groups have long been a feature of the Nigerian political landscape. Nevertheless, studies of these interest groups in Nigerian politics have largely privileged the analysis of individual groups or considered their collective role in the democratic transition of the 1990s. By returning the scholarly focus to their raison d'être, namely, their shared economic concerns, this article offers a comprehensive the…
Leveraging low state capacity for economic development
Discussions about state capacity and special economic zones (SEZs) arise in disparate academic circles, despite the fact that they both often address the relative level of state intervention in economic activity. Can the economic limitations of low state capacity be mitigated by the benefits of an SEZ? Drawing from interviews with non-governmental organization workers, bureaucrats and traders in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) regio…
Diversification, Khashoggi, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund
Despite the sizeable economic clout of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the academic literature on the PIF is relatively nascent. How do domestic and international political considerations shape the PIF’s investment policies? This article contends that the PIF’s current domestic investments constitute the latest incarnation of an historic pattern of development policies in Saudi Arabia. This pattern challenges the PIF with balancing m…
Better Off Alone
Somalia is a country of two realities: the internationally recognized Federal Republic of Somalia and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. While the Federal Republic endures chronic instability and unrest, Somaliland has established security, economic growth, and a functioning government. This article argues that a significant contributing factor to this divergence is the radically different colonial regimes that ruled the two regions before…
Better Off Alone
Somalia is a country of two realities: the internationally recognized Federal Republic of Somalia and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. While the Federal Republic endures chronic instability and unrest, Somaliland has established security, economic growth, and a functioning government. This article argues that a significant contributing factor to this divergence is the radically different colonial regimes that ruled the two regions before…
Diversification, Khashoggi, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund
Despite the sizeable economic clout of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the academic literature on the PIF is relatively nascent. How do domestic and international political considerations shape the PIF’s investment policies? This article contends that the PIF’s current domestic investments constitute the latest incarnation of an historic pattern of development policies in Saudi Arabia. This pattern challenges the PIF with balancing m…
Better Off Alone
Somalia is a country of two realities: the internationally recognized Federal Republic of Somalia and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. While the Federal Republic endures chronic instability and unrest, Somaliland has established security, economic growth, and a functioning government. This article argues that a significant contributing factor to this divergence is the radically different colonial regimes that ruled the two regions before…
A Theory of Professional Interest Groups in Nigerian Politics
Professional or industry-based interest groups have long been a feature of the Nigerian political landscape. Nevertheless, studies of these interest groups in Nigerian politics have largely privileged the analysis of individual groups or considered their collective role in the democratic transition of the 1990s. By returning the scholarly focus to their raison d'être, namely, their shared economic concerns, this article offers a comprehensive the…
Leveraging low state capacity for economic development
Discussions about state capacity and special economic zones (SEZs) arise in disparate academic circles, despite the fact that they both often address the relative level of state intervention in economic activity. Can the economic limitations of low state capacity be mitigated by the benefits of an SEZ? Drawing from interviews with non-governmental organization workers, bureaucrats and traders in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) regio…
The Politics of Cryptocurrency Regulation in Africa
Journal Article The Politics of Cryptocurrency Regulation IN Africa Get access Oliver McPherson-Smith Oliver McPherson-Smith https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8930-4704 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, adae016, https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adae016 Published: 24 July 2024 Article history Received: 10 April 2023 Revision received: 06 June 2024 Editorial decision: 02 July 2024 Accepted: 05 July 202…
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