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This paper explores the link between return migration and political outcomes in the origin country, using the case study of Mali. We use electoral and census data at the locality level to investigate the role of return migration on participation rates and electoral competitiveness. First, we run...
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This paper studies political competition in the case of a democratization process. We present an illustrative model describing political competition when the opposition threatens the stability of the country. In some cases, our model predicts the government should invest in opposition districts...
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This paper explores the impact of elections on economic policies and governance in developing countries. We distinguish … effect by comparing different frequencies of elections. Except at the extremes, a higher frequency of elections improves both … process is badly conducted. Badly conducted elections have no structural efficacy for policy improvement. A reasonable …
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government of an emerging democracy may fear political instability and keep the lid on potential unrest by bargaining with …
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This research work focuses on the multiple agents of access to law and justice for the poor. In the current context marked by the globalization of capitalism, we witness the ever growing judiciarisation of society which seems to result from the former phenomenon; people increasingly seek to be...
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This paper focuses on the analysis of corporate responsibility and also examines the question of international diffusion of norms in the context of globalization. It measures the influence of nonstate actors on foreign societies and states. It also draws on firsthand economic and financial...
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, governance, and social and political participation). To take up this challenge, modules on Governance, Democracy and Multiple …
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Democracy) were added to the 1-2-3 surveys carried out in 2001, 2002 or 2003 in major cities in eight countries (Benin, Burkina …
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