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Governance is one of the key factors that shape the economic performance of an economy in terms of economic and trade … growth. However, accurately measuring the quality of governance is not an easy task. Research typically uses governance … governance indicator, which is free from perception and subjective biases. Our exercise is based on the inference that economies …
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the financial sector; improving governance; and eliminating other impediments created by market, institutional, or policy …
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resource-led economic boom. The paper assesses the current status of governance institutions, as well as their performance, in … outstanding problem areas related to economic governance, particularly in the legal system, the business regulatory framework, and …
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The relationship between governance and economic development is one of the most important areas of research in … international development. Much of the previous literature has focused on whether better governance leads to higher levels of income …. In this paper, we examine the relationship between governance and broader development outcomes, with a specific focus on …
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The focus of this paper is on improving governance through the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in …
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Recent years have seen the emergence of a considerable volume of literature on governance and its role in economic and … number of serious conceptual, measurement, and data issues as well as the existence of an Asian governance paradox - i.e., a … general disjunction between growth and governance in most Asian economies. This paradox seems to suggest that much of the …
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This paper examines different approaches for promoting empowerment and discusses conditions required for effective empowerment. It focuses on three empowerment models, including grievance redress, participatory performance monitoring, and community-driven development. There are three sets of...
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The central question addressed by this study is whether countries with above-average governance grew faster than … countries with below-average governance. Using the World Bank's worldwide governance indicators to measure governance … performance, it examines whether a country with governance "surplus" in a given base year (1998) grew faster on average in a …
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development partners can make a difference in promoting the three policy objectives. Innovations in governance for better …
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We examine the role of governance and vulnerability to climate change in green growth using a global panel data set of … 122 countries in 2000.2012. We find that, as expected, governance has a positive effect on environmental performance and … vulnerability to climate change has a negative effect. This suggests that promoting good governance and reducing climate change …
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