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6 - Restructured Citizen–Government Relationship in Kenya's 2010 Constitution and the Right of Hawkers to the City in Nairobi 6 -肯尼亚2010年宪法中重构的公民-政府关系与内罗毕小贩的城市权利

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v46i1.749

Esther Wangui Kimani, S. Gachigua, G. Kariuki

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8 - Africa’s Economic Transformation and Global Value Chains: An Analysis of the Platinum Value Chain in South Africa 8-非洲经济转型与全球价值链——南非白金价值链分析

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i1.657

Asanda Fotoyi

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3 - The Turbulent 2010s: A Historical Draft 动荡的2010年代:一个历史性的草案

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i1.652

P. Zeleza

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1 - Ferocity of Whites, Ferocity of Capitalism 1-白人的暴行，资本主义的暴行

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i2.640

Samir Amin

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5 - Illicit Capital Flows and Money Laundering in Botswana: An Institutional Economic Analysis 博茨瓦纳的非法资本流动和洗钱:制度经济分析

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i1.654

P. K. Mogomotsi, G. Mogomotsi, W. Hambira

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3 - Moving forward to African Monetary Integration: Lessons from the CFA Franc 迈向非洲货币一体化:非洲金融共同体法郎的经验教训

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i2.642

N. Sylla

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2 - Post-colonial African Economic Development in Historical Perspective 历史视角下的后殖民时期非洲经济发展

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i1.651

Alan Hirsch, Carlos Lopes

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7 - Understanding Shifts in Nigeria’s Trade Policy: From Realism to Protectionism 理解尼日利亚贸易政策的转变:从现实主义到保护主义

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i1.656

Folarin Alayande

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2 - Eurocentrism and the Contemporary Social Sciences 欧洲中心主义与当代社会科学

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i2.641

L. Keita

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1 - Epic Battles in Radical Development Theory, Field Research and Praxis: A Celebration of Björn Beckman (1938–2019) 1-激进发展理论、实地研究和实践中的史诗之战：比约恩·贝克曼庆典（1938–2019）

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement Pub Date : 2021-08-24 DOI: 10.57054/ad.v45i1.650

Y. Bangura

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