nations. -- Natural Resources ; Rentier States ; Conflict and Endogenous Political Regimes …

This paper presents an integrated overview of the literature linking institutions, financial development and economic … impact of institutions on growth through financial development. …

We reconsider the relationship between oil and conflict, focusing on the location of oil resources. In a panel of 132 … countries over the period 1962-2009, we show that oil windfalls increase the probability of conflict in onshore-rich countries …, while they decrease this probability in offshore-rich countries. We use a simple model of conflict to illustrate how these …

to be countervailing forces, and will both occur in polities with weaker political institutions. …

fiscal transparency. It is shown that there is in fact a causal relationship between institutions and transparency. The …

citizens in Sub-Saharan Africa have limited economic resources compared to more developed economies, and (3) weak institutions …