Drawing from the literature on the determinants of corruption, this article examines the relationship between corruption and the nature of state of fragility. Robust empirical evidence shows a correlation between the level of corruption and state fragility. In a further assessment with the...

type="main" xml:lang="fr" <title type="main">Résumé</title> <p>S'enregistrant dans la littérature sur les déterminants de la corruption, cet article a pour objectif d'étudier la relation entre la corruption et la nature de l'Etat, à savoir ici : sa fragilité. De manière empirique et robuste, nous trouvons une...</p>

type="main" xml:lang="en" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>This paper is an extension of the debate on the nexus between the strength of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and prospects for knowledge economy. It assesses the relationships between software piracy and scientific publications in African countries for...</p>

type="main" xml:lang="en" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>The goal of this paper is to assess how knowledge economy (KE) plays out in financial sector competition. It suggests a practicable way to disentangle the effects of different components of KE on various financial sectors. The variables identified under the...</p>