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Tim Kelsall

Dr Tim Kelsall is a Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, specializing in political economy and political anthropology analysis. He has taught Politics and Development Studies at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle, been Joint Editor of African Affairs, and is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester.

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A busy city at night
Opinion Sep 2016

How can a high-growth autocracy become a democracy without derailing growth?

Posters of a man's face over text reading "For prosperity for all"
Opinion Sep 2016

Is developmental patrimonialism a dead end?

What Happens to Economic Growth When High-Growth Autocracies Become Democracies?
Publication Sep 2016

What Happens to Economic Growth When High-Growth Autocracies Become Democracies?

A woman looking down over walking crowds
Opinion Nov 2014

Authoritarianism, democracy and development

Front cover, Authoritarianism, democracy and development
Publication Nov 2014

Authoritarianism, Democracy and Development

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