Publications

This paper examines attitudes to taxation in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa. Using survey data, the paper found that attitudes to taxation improved with the delivery of services in the four ...chevron_right

This paper presents a comparison of public attitudes towards democracy and governance in high performing countries in Africa. The results broadly show a preference for democracy, a rejection of non-de...chevron_right

This paper presents a 2012 survey on Ghanaians’ knowledge of their tax obligations to the state, their opinions on the tax system, and attitudes towards the payment of taxes. Furthermore, the paper ex...chevron_right

This paper summarizes the results of a survey conducted on the attitudes and opinions held by Mauritian citizens on democracy and governance, the state of their country’s economy, the quality of their...chevron_right

This paper looks at the unemployment situation of the Basotho people in Lesotho and consequent illegal migration in the region. At least one in five Basotho people are unemployed and in search of jobs...chevron_right

This bulletin offers an analysis of residents of the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues assess the country's economic management and their own living standards. The authors argue that the distribution...chevron_right

This paper examines the role ethnicity plays in forming people's attitudes toward foreign investors in Sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, it proposes a model that explains why foreign direct investmen...chevron_right

This paper presents the findings of a survey on Tanzanian’s views regarding the legitimacy of the mandate of tax authorities, citizens awareness of tax obligations, and their perceptions of tax enforc...chevron_right

This paper presents the results of a survey exploring public opinion of the two Malawian presidents, Joyce Banda and Bingu Wa Mutharika. It identifies which of the presidents is seen to be better and ...chevron_right

This brief uses survey data to measure public attitudes toward citizenship in Zimbabwe. The authors argue that the question of who or who is not a citizen in Zimbabwe has often been politically driven...chevron_right

This brief talks about the discourse in Zimbabwe on how to empower its citizens. The main focus of this discourse is on how to best redistribute national wealth and resources between the former coloni...chevron_right

This brief discusses the discourse on devolution in Zimbabwe. It talks about the opposing views of the two major political parties, and the position of the Parliamentary Constitution Select Committee ...chevron_right

This paper examines the state of poverty reduction and economic development in Malawi. It shows that Malawi’s poverty status, as well as its underdevelopment in education, employment, household assets...chevron_right

This briefing paper assesses public attitudes about democracy and governance in Mali during a period of political crisis following a military coup and an escalating armed conflict. The challenge of re...chevron_right

The Afrobarometer has been tracking public attitudes towards foreigners resident in South Africa since 2008 because of a vigorous public debate on immigration controls, attacks on foreigners from othe...chevron_right