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A lasting connection: colonial ties and scientific capabilities in sub-Saharan Africa
Economics of Innovation and New Technology ( IF 2.213 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-30 , DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2021.1959325
Caroline Viola Fry 1
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ABSTRACT

To what extent do colonial ties and knowledge spillovers continue to influence the development of scientific capabilities in sub-Saharan Africa? Using a new database of publication output of 46 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1976–2016 and a production function approach, this paper gives evidence that knowledge produced in former colonizing countries continues to have a large and persistent effect on publication output in Africa. This relationship is growing stronger over time. Furthermore, the publication output of smaller countries and those at more advanced stages of scientific, economic and political development is more closely related to the publication output of their former colonizer. Overall, these findings have implications for programs and policies aiming to facilitate the development of scientific capacity in the region.



中文翻译:

持久的联系:撒哈拉以南非洲的殖民关系和科学能力

摘要

殖民关系和知识溢出在多大程度上继续影响撒哈拉以南非洲科学能力的发展?本文使用 1976 年至 2016 年期间 46 个撒哈拉以南非洲国家出版产出的新数据库和生产函数方法,证明前殖民国家产生的知识继续对非洲的出版产出产生巨大而持久的影响. 随着时间的推移,这种关系越来越牢固。此外,较小国家和处于科学、经济和政治发展更高级阶段的国家的出版产出与其前殖民者的出版产出更密切相关。总体而言,这些发现对旨在促进该地区科学能力发展的计划和政策具有影响。

更新日期:2021-07-30
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