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capacity building, highlighting three important political ingredients: constitutive institutions, inclusive politics and …
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Is there a minimum tax to GDP ratio associated with a significant acceleration in the process of growth and development? We give an empirical answer to this question by investigating the existence of a tipping point in tax-to-GDP levels. We use two separate databases: a novel contemporary...
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? Is poverty the main cause of civil conflict? What is the role of foreign aid in the whole process of rehabilitation …, reconstruction and recovery following conflict? This important book tackles some of the main security challenges facing the …
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This book explores the interdependences of economic globalization, political tensions, and national policymaking whilst analysing opportunities for governance reform at both national and international levels. It considers how governance mechanisms can be fashioned in order to both exploit the...
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social responsibility in context -- Section A religion/level of economic development/continent -- 5. Islamic and Buddhist … culture, religion and so on, in which the organization exists. The book discusses the universality of CSR and includes a …
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Contents: 1. Dimensionality of religion -- 2. Religious origins of political regimes -- 3. Religious identity, local …Religion and Comparative Development is the first analytical endeavor on religion and government that incorporates … rising significance of religion in Middle East and post-Soviet politics, as well as in current migration, security and party …
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We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence. Quantitatively, our estimates show that an...
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themselves. It contends that forces of globalisation influence individual countries' economic and social institutions …
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experiences, placing particular emphasis on the role of institutions. They demonstrate how the study of economic development is … increasingly linked to the development of institutions, which allow for more complex exchanges to occur in markets and societies …. Institutions can be understood as rules or constraints that channel individuals' actions in specific directions, and can be formal …
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