development. They then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. The …"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate … simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of …

provides evidence, and evidence are crucial to set policies, monitor progress and evaluate results. Africa Development …Reliable quantitative data are essential for understanding economic, social and governance development because it … Indicators 2010 (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available. It puts together data from different …

The corruption that often captures newspaper headlines and provokes worldwide public disapproval is dominated by loud … 'big-time corruption,' notably administrative and political corruption at the highest government levels. In response to … this notoriety, the bulk of anti-corruption measures have been tailored to address this type of corruption. However, recent …

corruption indicators world-wide (World Bank Institute 2006), Tanzanian stands out among those nations as having made significant … progress towards improving accountability and reducing economic leakages. Anti-corruption legislation was drafted for …

Global Development Finance: External Debt of Developing Countries (GDF)-the World Bank’s annual report on debt … previous editions, Global Development Finance: External Debt of Developing Countries was published as Global Development …

Global Development Finance 2011: External Debt of Developing Countries is a continuation of the World Bank …'s publications Global Development Finance, Volume II (1997 through 2009) and the earlier World Debt Tables (1973 through 1996). As in … Development Finance 2011 on CD-ROM and the World Bank open databases, which contain more than 200 time series indicators, covering …

Global Development Finance 2012: External Debt of Developing Countries is a continuation of the World Bank …'s publications Global Development Finance, Volume II (1997 through 2009) and the earlier World Debt Tables (1973 through 1996). As in … Development Finance 2012 on CD-ROM and the World Bank open databases, which contain more than 200 time series indicators, covering …

International Debt Statistics (IDS) 2013 is a continuation of the World Bank’s publications Global Development Finance …, economists, investors, financial consultants, academics, bankers, and the entire development community. In addition …