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Does fiscal decentralization improve people's access to health and education services in Cameroon? 财政权力下放是否改善了喀麦隆人民获得医疗和教育服务的机会？

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12770

Constant Fouopi Djiogap, Justin Romuald Amougou Manga, Simon Pierre Onana, Fabrice Ewolo Bitoto

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International remittances and labor supply in Nigeria: Do educational attainment and household income matter? 尼日利亚的国际汇款和劳动力供应：教育程度和家庭收入是否重要？

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12769

Usman Alhassan, Jean-Claude Maswana, Kazuo Inaba

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Education and gender (in)equality in wage employment in sub-Saharan Africa 教育与撒哈拉以南非洲有薪就业中的性别（不）平等

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12766

Damghane Oudanou, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Henri Atangana Ondoa

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Appreciation to article reviewers 感谢文章审稿人

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-06-25 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12768

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Issue Information - Author Guidelines 发行信息 - 作者指南

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-06-25 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12690

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Investigating the link between exhaustion of natural resources and economic complexity in sub-Saharan Africa 调查撒哈拉以南非洲自然资源枯竭与经济复杂性之间的联系

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-06-23 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12767

Arsene Mouongue Kelly, Isaac Ketu, Jules-Eric Tchapchet Tchouto, Luc Nembot Ndeffo

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International ownership and SMEs in Middle Eastern and African economies 国际所有权与中东和非洲经济体的中小企业

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12765

Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, Mohamed A. K. Basuony, Stefan H. H. Lutz, Ehab K. A. Mohamed

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Efficiency of local public spending in Cameroon: Does population size matter? 喀麦隆地方公共支出的效率：人口数量是否重要？

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-06-10 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12764

Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa, Djondandi Wangbara, Gautier Tchoffo Tameko

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The efficiency of China's export trade with Africa and its influence mechanism 中国对非洲出口贸易的效率及其影响机制

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12763

Weibing Chen, Bian Wu, Qing Guo

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FinTech—A pathway to financial inclusion? Evidence from Southern African Development Community member states 金融科技--实现金融普惠的途径？来自南部非洲发展共同体成员国的证据

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-05-23 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12754

Olumide O. Olaoye, Mulatu F. Zerihun, Ali Shaddady, Mosab I. Tabash

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