International Development ISSN 1470-2320 Working Paper Series 2019 No.19-194 Regional Inequalities in African Political Economy: Theory, Conceptualization and Measurement, and Political Effects Professor Catherine Boone and Dr. Rebecca Simson Published: March 2019 Department of International Development London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street Tel: +44 (020) 7955 7425/6252 London Fax: +44 (020) 7955-6844 WC2A 2AE UK Email: C.Boone@lse.ac.uk Website: www.lse.ac.uk/InternationalDevelopment