development path from monarchy to oligarchy and .nally to democracy with full surage. When it is too costly for any group of …

of its political economy. Singapore has been remarkably successful in achieving fast growth, low and stable price …

financial supervisory structure must explicitly address the countrys most fundamental need, which is to strengthen institutions …

development, and focus has now shifted to investigating the deeper determinants of economic growth. Two such forces are … highlighted in literature : institutions and geography. However, it remains controversial as to which of these two is the more … important. The Institutions school assigns primal importance to institutions, whereas the Geography school considers …

This paper seeks to explore the relationship between economic growth and governance performance in Asian developing … governance and growth : paradoxically, countries that exhibit surpluses in governance on average grew much slower than those with …

: culture; corruption; and institutions. The last offers the most convincing explanation for mediocre growth. Hence, to raise …Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews … related literature on constraints to long-run growth, as it applies to the Philippines. We evaluate several factors, namely …

growth and to reduce the risks of future crises recurring. …