October 1, 2025F1000ResearchOpen Access

Multiparty democracy, social cohesion, and human development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A panel data analysis

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Panel data analysis from 35 countries shows that social cohesion interacts with multiparty democracy to improve well-being.

Human development is positively influenced by the interaction of social cohesion and multiparty democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Panel data analysis across 35 countries reveals significant findings from 1995 to 2019 regarding political systems.
Fixed-effects and generalized methods of moments estimations were employed to analyze the specific characteristics of the data.
Comprehensive policy interventions are needed to ensure that multiparty democracy benefits enhance human development outcomes.

Diori et al. (2025) studied this question.

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