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primarily by the positive contribution of more stable inflows of 'governance aid'. We conclude the data do not support the view …
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hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …
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outcomes: economic growth, health and education as two dimensions of human development, and governance, with a focus on … development challenge. This is so from an ethical perspective and because greater inequality is perceived to be detrimental to key … development aims. Still, an informed debate on the effects of inequality requires clear evidence. This review contributes to the …
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This study represents the first attempt at an integrated approach to assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the national economy of South Africa via a number of (but not necessarily all) impact channels. The study focuses on outcomes by about 2050. The results show the multiple...
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Malawi confronts a development imperative in a context of rising temperatures and deep uncertainty about precipitation … trends. We evaluate the implications of climate change for overall growth and development prospects to 2050. We focus on …
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outcome of four interleaved stories. The first story is a standard development story characterized by structural change …, market development, labour absorption, and the Kuznets inverted-U path of inequality. The second is the economic transition …
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We examine the effects of randomly introduced economic inequality on voluntary cooperation, and whether this relationship is influenced by the quality of local institutions, as proxied by corruption. We use representative data from a large-scale lab-in-the-field public goods experiment with over...
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Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … state to establish and implement policies reflecting good governance; for example, a government that is accountable and …
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