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How Does A Colonial Ghost Haunt Africa's Borders?
Elias Papaioannou is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Business (at the start of the podcast, I incorrectly say that he's at the London School of Economics).Professor Papaioannou has authored the following academic papers on Africa:The long-run effects of the scramble for AfricaThe scramble for Africa and its legacyPre-colonial ethnic institutions and contemporary African developmentBecause of his expertise and research on Africa's borders, I asked him many questions about them:Did the colonialists do any good with the borders?How do African borders compare to borders on other…
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