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Investigation of security outcome convergence and the dynamics of their influencing factors in Africa / Saba, Charles Shaaba   Journal Article
Saba, Charles Shaaba Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract This study explores the drivers of security outcome convergence for 51 African countries spanning the period from 2000 to 2018. Phillips and Sul convergence club and system generalised method of moments (SGMM) estimation techniques were applied. The main findings suggest security outcome convergence, and this implies that African countries are characterised by similar factors (economic, developmental, geographic and governance) which in turn determine an idiosyncratic course of their paths for security policies. The study further confirms that African countries in general appear to have gradually chosen at least to some extent similar paths for their security measures. It is asserted that the economic, developmental, geographic and governance policies pursued by African governments – and the ability of these governments to shape their policies – are likely to impact the process of security outcome convergence in Africa.
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Military expenditure, security outcome and industrialisation in Africa: evidence from a panel data analysis / Saba, Charles Shaaba; Ngepah, Nicholas   Journal Article
Saba, Charles Shaaba Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract This study examines the cause-and-effect relationship between military expenditure, security outcome and industrialisation for a panel of 35 African countries spanning from 1990 to 2015. We employed: (i) the Pairwise Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality test; and (ii) the newly developed panel VAR in generalised method of moment (GMM) estimation approach was applied to determine what magnitude can future disparities in industrialisation be explained by military expenditure and security outcome. The empirical results suggest the existence of a long-run relationship between military expenditure, security outcome and industrialisation. The causality tests reveal that there is feedback causality between the three variables: Military expenditure promotes security outcome and industrialisation in Africa and vice versa. Thus, an appropriate defense and security sector policies will further contribute to the industrialisation process of Africa.
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Security as an outcome for promoting economic prosperity in the regional economic communities of Africa: evidence from a panel data analysis / Saba, Charles Shaaba   Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract This study investigates the impact of security outcomes on economic prosperity in Africa and its Regional Economic Communities (RECs) using a balanced panel data of 35 African countries and eight RECs for the period 1990–2015. Economic prosperity was measured with real GDP per capita as the proxy while security outcomes was computed from security effectiveness and legitimacy by using principal component analysis. This study employs a panel causality test and the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimation techniques. The empirical results suggest that security outcomes promotes economic prosperity at the continental level and in six RECs. This implies that the security measures used in this study are important in providing an enabling environment for economic activities and opportunities despite the numerous security challenges facing the continent. Thus, an appropriate policy to improve and strengthen the security sector should be given priority in the RECS and across the entire continent.
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