This paper analyzes institutional changes that have occurred over the past decade in Rwanda's coffee...

Hayek argues that when governments violate people's rights by imposing discriminatory laws it may be...

In his book Law, Legislation and Liberty, F.A. Hayek takes the concept of social justice...

In his 2005 best-selling book Collapse, Jared Diamond argues that some societies “choose to fail...

Entrepreneurship is widely acknowledged as a catalyst for poverty reduction and economic development. Yet its...

Following the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the new government liberalized trade in the coffee sector. New...

Food riots have exploded. Prices for staple goods—wheat, maize, rice—have risen dramatically. 1 in 3...

The Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor was created in 2005 to promote...

Urbanization is a growing phenomenon in Africa. Across the continent cities are drawing more and...

The Namibian government is currently addressing twin goals of environment protection and rural economic development...

The millions of tiny loans microcredit banks make to the world's poor do not work...

In the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Paul Kagame’s new government embarked upon a...

In post-conflict Rwanda trade and enterprise are leading to increased levels of co-operation among former...

In 1996, the Namibian government amended legislation to give local people rights to manage wildlife...

Despite having the largest economy in Africa, many of South Africa’s citizens grapple with poverty....

This paper explores the role titling programs play in alleviating poverty in a township outside...

South Africa's transporation landscape is a legacy of apartheid. Apartheid-era laws forcibly moved black South...

After years of overlooking the central role that property rights play in economic development, scholars...

This article examines current high levels of violent conflict in Plateau State in central Nigeria...

Sub-Saharan Africa has received billions of dollars in foreign aid over the last fifty years...

The genocidal conflict in the western region of Sudan- Darfur-is often characterized as an ethnic...

This op-ed draws on the example of community conservancies in Namibia and argues that devolving...

This op-ed argues that focusing efforts on accomplishing Millennium Development Goal #3 -- Empowering Women...

A short letter to the editor responding to a column in the South African paper...

This editorial discusses some of the benefits that have flowed from the liberalization of Rwanda's...

In this pod cast I talk with Russ Roberts about Namibia's innovative CBNRM, or community-based...

In this podcast I discuss some of my field work over the past three years,...