Most countries in the periphery specialized in the export of just a handful of primary products for most of their … change. Additionally, both effects were asymmetric between Core and Periphery, findings that speak directly to the terms of …

environment). …

relatively poor governance (162 out of 179 countries in the 2007 Corruption Perception Index, 151 out of 163 in 2006, 130 out of … with at least 50 firms/businessmen, government, and non-government officials to understand the dynamics of governance and …

This paper compares more direct measures of the institutional environment with both the instability proxies used by …

This paper describes the gradual accumulation of indicators and evidence of the links between governance and growth …, focusing on broad cross-country analyses. While each governance indicator developed thus far is in some way imperfect, the … point in the same direction: good governance is crucial for growth. Unfortunately, while current indicators are getting …

institutions and governance to provide citizen security, justice and jobs is crucial to break cycles of violence while stimulating …