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Policy Brief: Developmental patrimonialism? Rethinking business and politics in Africa, Tim Kelsall

10 Jun 2011

We are very pleased to introduce the publication of our second Policy Brief as part of the APPP policy brief series. Check it out.

In this new policy brief, Tim Kelsall explains how Africa Power and Politics (APPP) research into seven historical and six contemporary African cases shows that neo-patrimonialism is not always as economically damaging as the development community believes. Read more..

http://www.institutions-africa.org/filestream/20110610-appp-policy-brief-02-development-patrimonialism-by-tim-kelsall-june-2011

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School children in Kapor, North Malawi - Vikki Chambers

Overall, we definitely have to move towards this kind of politically literate, contextual and humble approach to understanding development. Brilliant

Duncan Green, April 2011

Africa Power and Politics – a great new research programme, with lots to argue with.

Duncan Green, April 2011

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