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Pelizzo, Riccardo - 2018

The purpose of the paper is to show that the nature of the relationship between governance and democracy varies depending on how the two terms (of a political discourse) are defined, that when the definition of one term encompasses distinctive features of the other we find that governance and...

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Law, politics and the quality of government in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016

This paper examines interconnections between law, politics and the quality of government in Africa. We investigate whether African democracies enjoy relatively better government quality compared to their counterparts with more autocratic inclinations. The empirical evidence is based on...

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Law, democracy and the quality of government in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011

This paper examines the big questions of African comparative politics. It assesses the interaction of three crucial components in the development of the continent: law, democracy and quality of government. Political regimes of democracy, polity and autocracy are instrumented with income-levels,...

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Does globalization promote good governance in Africa? : an empirical study across 51 countries

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

This study investigates the effect of globalisation on governance in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Four bundled governance indicators and four globalisation (political, economic, social and general) variables are used. The empirical evidence is based on Instrumental Variable...

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Governance Matters IV : Governance Indicators for 1996-2004

Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - 2012

The authors present the latest update of their aggregate governance indicators, together with new analysis of several issues related to the use of these measures. The governance indicators measure the following six dimensions of governance: (1) voice and accountability; (2) political instability...

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MTEFs and Fiscal Performance : Panel Data Evidence

Grigoli, Francesco; Mills, Zachary; Verhoeven, Marijn - 2013

In the last two decades more than 120 countries have adopted a version of a Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). These are budget institutions whose rationale it is to enable the central government to make credible multi-year fiscal commitments. This paper analyzes a newly-collected dataset...

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Estimating Global Climate Change Impacts on Hydropower Projects : Applications in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam

Iimi, Atsushi - 2012

. Three projects are considered - in India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. The results are still tentative in terms of both …

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Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi

Wagstaff, Adam; Nguyen, Nga Nguyet - 2013

By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions … inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop … progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality …

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Globalization, financial crisis and contagion : time-dynamic evidence from financial markets of developing countries

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011

with the exceptions of Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Morocco, Dubai, Jordan, Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. Results …

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Backwardness advantage and economic growth in the information age : a cross-country empirical study

Vu, Khuong; Asongu, Simplice - 2020

This paper seeks to gain insights into whether developing countries benefit more from the backwardness advantage for economic growth in the Information Age. The paper examines this concern through three complementary approaches. First, it derives theoretical grounds from the existing economic...

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