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Kenya's quest for growth stabilization and reforms - but political stability?
Bandiera, Luca - 2008
the costly Goldenberg scandal uncovered in 1992. But tangible results in the shape of favorable government debt dynamics …
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Democracy and reforms
Amin, Mohammad - 2009
"The authors use a sample of 147 countries to investigate the link between democracy and reforms. Democracy may be conducive to reforms, because politicians have the incentive to embrace growth-enhancing reforms to win elections. By contrast, authoritarian regimes do not have to worry as much...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394129
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China's integration with the world : development as a process of learning and industrial upgrading
Lin, Justin Yifu (contributor); Wang, Yan (contributor) - 2008
, selective adaptation, and industrial upgrading. This paper attempts to distill lessons from China's reform and opening up … process, and investigate the underlying reasons behind China's success in trade expansion and economic growth. From its … beginnings with home-grown and second-best institutions, China has embarked on a long journey of reform, experimentation, and …
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The productivity effects of decentralized reforms : an analysis of the Chinese industrial reforms
Xu, Lixin Colin - 1997
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On "good" politicians and "bad" policies : social cohesion, institutions, and growth
Ritzen, J. M. M. - 2000
One of the primary reasons that otherwise good politicians enact bad policies in countries all over the world, but especially in low-income countries, is that they face significant constraints in their efforts to bring about reform. These constraints, the "room for maneuver", are shaped by the...
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Social capital and the quality of government : evidence from the U.S
Knack, Stephen F. - 2000
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Aggregating governance indicators
Kaufmann, Daniel - 1999
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Applying a simple measure of good governance to the debate on fiscal decentralization
Huther, Jeff - 1998
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High-level rent seeking and corruption in African regimes : theory and cases
Coolidge, Jacqueline G. - 1997
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Openness can be good for growth : the role of policy complementarities
Chang, Roberto - 2005
"The authors study how the effect of trade openness on economic growth depends on complementary reforms that help a country take advantage of international competition. This issue is illustrated with a simple Harris-Todaro model where output gains after trade liberalization depend on the degree...
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