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Tag: African History

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “States and Power in Africa” by Jeffrey Herbst

July 20, 2021November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Botswana: A Modern Economic History” by Hillborn and Bolt

June 16, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Africa’s Growth Tragedy: Policy and Ethnic Divisions” by Easterly and Levine

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Discovering Southern and East Africa’s Industrial Opportunities” by Cesar Hidalgo

May 19, 2021November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Emerging Africa” by Steven Radelet

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Ethnic Inequality” by Alesina, Michalopoulos & Papaioannou

April 10, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Economic Outcomes in Africa” by Michalopoulos, Putterman & Weil

April 10, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “The Effect of the TseTse Fly on African Development” by Marcella Alsan

April 3, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “The Puzzle of Monogamous Marriage” by Henrich, Boyd and Richerson

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