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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

Edited by
François Bourguignon ,
Romain Houssa ,
Jean-Philippe Platteau  and
Paul Reding
François Bourguignon
Affiliation:
École d'économie de Paris and École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Romain Houssa
Affiliation:
Université de Namur, Belgium
Jean-Philippe Platteau
Affiliation:
Université de Namur, Belgium
Paul Reding
Affiliation:
Université de Namur, Belgium

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State Capture and Rent-Seeking in Benin
The Institutional Diagnostic Project
 , pp. v - vi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023
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Contents

  1. List of Figures

  2. List of Maps

  3. List of Tables

  4. List of Boxes

  5. Notes on Contributors

  6. Preface

    François Bourguignon, Romain Houssa, Jean-Philippe Platteau, and Paul Reding

  7. Acknowledgements

  8. List of Abbreviations

  9. Institutional Diagnostic Project: Preamble

    François Bourguignon and Jean-Philippe Platteau

  10. The Institutional Diagnostic Project Presentation

    François Bourguignon and Jean-Philippe Platteau

  11. Part IAn Overview of Economic and Institutional Constraints on Benin’s Development

    1. 1The Spatial, Historical, and Socio-political Context

      Jean-Philippe Platteau

    2. 2Exploring the Reasons behind Modest Economic Performance

      Romain Houssa and Paul Reding

    3. 3Quality of Institutions: Lessons from Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence

      Romain Houssa and François Bourguignon

  12. Part IIA Deeper Investigation of Some Key Sectors and Institutions

    Introduction to the Thematic Studies

    François Bourguignon

    1. 4Campaign Finance and State Capture

      Rafael Ch Duran, Matthias Coffi Hounkpe, and Léonard Wantchekon

    2. Discussion of ‘Campaign Finance and State Capture’

      Cesi Cruz

    3. 5The Cotton Sector: History of a Capture

      Barthélemy Honfoga, Romain Houssa, and Houinsou Dedehouanou

    4. Discussion of ‘The Cotton Sector: History of a Capture’

      Véronique Thériault

    5. 6The Tax Effort: A Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa and Benin

      Emilie Caldeira and Grégoire Rota-Graziosi

    6. Discussion of ‘The Tax Effort: A Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa and Benin’

      Nicaise Médé

    7. 7The Political Economy of Land Reform

      Philippe Lavigne Delville

    8. Discussion of ‘The Political Economy of Land Reform’

      Kenneth Houngbedji

    9. 8The Critical Role of Informal Trading with Nigeria

      Stephen S. Golub and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

    10. Discussion of ‘The Critical Role of Informal Trading with Nigeria’

      John O. Igué

  13. Part IIISynthesis

    1. 9A Patrimonial Regime with Multiple Oligarchs

      François Bourguignon and Jean-Philippe Platteau

    2. Afterword

      Romain Houssa and Jean-Philippe Platteau

  14. Index

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