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Gender political inclusion and democracy in Africa: some empirical evidence

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  • Tii N. Nchofoung

    (University of Dschang, Cameroon)

  • Simplice A. Asongu

    (Yaoundé, Cameroon)

  • Vanessa S. Tchamyou

    (Yaoundé, Cameroon)

  • Ofeh M. Edoh

    (Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of political inclusion on democracy in Africa. The results of the analyses through the OLS, system GMM, IV-Tobit and IV-2SLS show that gender political inclusion enhances democracy in Africa. This result is robust across alternative specifications of political inclusion and democracy. Besides, the results equally stood when controlled for colonisation and internal conflicts. In terms of policy implications, policymakers in Africa should enhance their fight for political inclusion as one of the gateways to promoting democracy. In this respect, national laws could be put in place, which impose gender quotas in political positions in every country. Equally, the African Union could sign a convention on these quotas for respective countries to ratify.

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  • Tii N. Nchofoung & Simplice A. Asongu & Vanessa S. Tchamyou & Ofeh M. Edoh, 2022. "Gender political inclusion and democracy in Africa: some empirical evidence," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 22/051, African Governance and Development Institute..
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    Keywords

    Political inclusion; democracy; Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • P43 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Finance; Public Finance
    • P50 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - General

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