less corrupt governments receive more foreign aid. On the contrary, according to some measures of corruption, more corrupt … governments receive more aid. Also, we could not find any evidence that an increase in foreign aid reduces corruption. In summary …

Recent work in the sociology of economic development has emphasized the establishment of a professional government … corruption of their subordinates as a byproduct of their efforts to implement their preferences using tax revenue. Within this …

shaping African development. First, using recent surveys from Sub-Saharan African countries, we document that individuals … a strong association between pre-colonial centralization and contemporary comparative development both across and within … countries. We also document that the strong link between pre-colonial political centralization and regional development -as …

In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the world context …, colonialism had very heterogeneous effects, operating through many mechanisms, sometimes encouraging development sometimes … interesting. We emphasize that to draw conclusions it is necessary not just to know what actually happened to development during …

population density appears to be considerably more important for banking sector development in Africa than elsewhere. To better … focus on Kenya, which has made significant strides in financial inclusion and development in recent years. We find a … that has hindered the development of inclusive financial sectors in many other African countries …