Tag: Eaton Professor of the Science of Government

  • Nation & World

    Researchers analyze ‘Africa effect,’ the slow growth of some economies

    African governments were instrumental in inhibiting the growth of their own economies in the late 20th century, according to a decade-long project conducted by African scholars and economists. Robert Bates, professor of government in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has been immersed in this economic survey, helping the economists to understand that governmental role.

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