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Accountability and corruption : political institutions matter

Lederman, Daniel - 2001

The results of a cross-country empirical analysis suggests that political institutions are extremely important in determining the prevalence of corruption: democracy, parliamentary systems, political stability, and freedom of the press are all associated with lower corruption

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Political regimes, trade and labor policies in developing countries

Banerji, Arup - 1995

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Political institutions and human development : Does democracy fulfil its 'constructive' and 'instrumental' role?

Vollmer, Sebastian - 2009

"Institutions are a major field of interest in the study of development processes. The authors contribute to this discussion concentrating our research on political institutions and their effect on the non-income dimensions of human development. First, they elaborate a theoretical argument why...

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Decentralization and accountability : are voters more vigilant in local than in national elections?

Khemani, Stuti - 2001

inequality only in the year preceding the election …

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When do special interests run rampant? : disentangling the role of elections, incomplete information, and checks and balances in banking crises

Keefer, Philip - 2001

Government responses to banking crises are less likely to favor special interest groups when elections are near, voters are better informed about the costs of inefficient government decisions, and governments have multiple veto players. Keefer investigates the political determinants of...

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The consequences of child labor : evidence from longitudinal data in rural Tanzania

Beegle, Kathleen (contributor) - 2008

"This paper exploits a unique longitudinal data set from Tanzania to examine the consequences of child labor on …

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Small enterprise growth and the rural investment climate : evidence from Tanzania

Kinda, Tidiane - 2008

business in rural Tanzania. Using unique survey data, the authors describe a low-return sector struggling to compete in a … enterprise constraints in Tanzania mainly operate from the supply side. This suggests that, in particular, access to finance …

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Discordant couples : HIV infection among couples in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana,Kenya, and Tanzania

De Walque, Damien - 2006

paper exploits this feature of the data for Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania. The analysis yields two …

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Who gets AIDS and how? : the determinants of HIV infection and sexual behaviors in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania

De Walque, Damien - 2006

"This paper analyzes the determinants of HIV infection and associated sexual behaviors using data from the first five Demographic and Health Surveys to include HIV testing for a representative sample of the adult population. Emerging from a wealth of country relevant results, four important...

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Exploring the linkages between poverty, marine protected area management, and the use of destructive fishing gear in Tanzania

Silva, Patricia - 2006

"Coastal resources in Tanzania have come under increasing pressure over the past three decades, which has led to a …) are one tool for managing coastal and marine resources that have been increasingly used in Tanzania. Promotion of … analysis is based on household survey data from a sample of villages located along the coast of mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar …

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