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PROGRAMMES AREAS Europe Latin America Mediterranean   & Arab World U.S. - Transatlantic Dialogue Asia-Pacific Subsaharan Africa Current ARI Working Papers Documents of Interest Archive ARI Working Papers Documents of Interest Security & Defence International Economy & Trade International Cooperation & Development Spain's International Image & Public Opinion Demography, Population & International Migrations Spanish Language & Culture International Organisations International Terrorism	Home> Subsaharan Africa  Back News Plus ça Change, Plus c'est la Même Chose: The Political Economy of Rent-driven Development in Mauritania (ARI) ARI 134/2008 - 21/10/2008 Nicola Pontara After four decades of rent-driven development that has systematically killed off competition in the main sectors of the economy, Mauritania remains inherently prone to authoritarian intervention when powerful interests are threatened. Elections, Mediation and Deadlock in Zimbabwe? (ARI) ARI 119/2008 - 8/10/2008 Brian Raftopoulos The mixture of hope and despair that followed the March 2008 elections in Zimbabwe and the ensuing violence gave way to the new possibilities offered by the political agreement signed by Zanu PF, the MDC (Tsvangirai) and the MDC (Mutambara) on 11 September 2008. Oil Production in Ghana: Implications for Economic Development (ARI) ARI 104/2008 - 15/9/2008 Robert Darko Osei and George Domfe This ARI looks at the revenue stream likely to accrue to Ghana from oil production which is to start in 2010 and the implications for the economy. In Spain's interest: A Committed Foreign Policy (Translated from Spanish) - 2/7/2008 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero An address by the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero at the Prado Museum (Madrid) on 16 June 2008 organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, with the collaboration of the following Spanish institutions: CIDOB Foundation, FRIDE, ICEI and INCIPE. (This text is also available in French: Dans l’intérêt de l’Espagne: une politique extérieure engagée). Political Economy of African Mineral Revenue Deployment: Angola, Botswana, Nigeria and Zambia Compared (WP) WP 28/2008 - 16/6/2008 Richard Auty Recent research identifies weak institutions as a leading cause of the under-performance of developing economies. But in low-income economies institutions reflect political incentives rather than mould them, so this paper analyses how political incentives are shaped by commodity revenue. It focuses on commodity rent flows as the critical link between the economy and politics and uses case studies to track them (whereas statistical studies treat rent as a black box). Chad: Democratisation Challenges and Limits of International Intervention (ARI) ARI 59/2008 - 6/6/2008 Paul-Simon Handy International interventions in Chad, such as the European Eufor Chad, must address structural problems linked to governance and democracy by helping Chadian political actors to reform the country’s social contract instead of focusing on preserving stability and, thus, becoming part of the problem and not of the solution. African Remittances and Progress: Opportunities and Challenges (ARI) ARI 52/2008 - 27/05/2008 Anna Lindley Sixteen million international migrants originate from sub-Saharan Africa and remittance flows have grown in the last few years, but their impact on development remains unclear. Failed States in Africa: The Zimbabwean Experience (ARI) ARI 29/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 11/4/2008 Carlos García Rivero Zimbabwe is one of the failed States of Africa due to the violence and power monopoly wielded by the Mugabe regime. The Chad Conflict, United Nations (MINURCAT) and the European Union (EUFOR) (ARI) ARI 20/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 10/3/2008 Félix Arteaga The European EUFOR Chad/CAR mission, in support of humanitarian and police action for the United Nations mission in Chad and the Central African Republic, has been suspended until peace is restored to the region. Challenges of Peacekeeping in Africa 15/6/2007 Mosiuoa Lekota A keynote speech by Mosiuoa Lekota, Minister of Defence of South Africa, delivered at Elcano Royal Institute on 19 April 2007.   Who We Are  -  Publications  -  Resources  -  Contact  -  Site Map  -  Home Barometer of the RIE  -  Elcano Newsletter  -  Calendar  -  Documents of Interest © Fundación Real Instituto Elcano, Madrid, 2008