CODESRIA Bulletin, No 1, 2020: Special Issue - Randomised Control Trials and Development Research in Africa

Abstract

In this issue

Editorial ----------------------1

1. Pop Developmentalism in Africa, Grieve Chelwa -----------3

2. Involuntary Social Experimentation: Revisiting the Case for a Moratorium, Nimi Hoffmann --------------7

3. Randomised Trials as a Dead-end for African Development, Seán M. Muller --------------------------14

4. Climate Services for Smallholder Farmers Using Mobile Phones: Evidence from a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial in North Benin, Rosaine N. Yegbemey -------21

5. Trust, Legitimacy and Community Perceptions on Randomisation of Cash Transfers, Marion Ouma ------------25