"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 and under what conditions democracies compared to autocratic …

through laissez-faire market mechanisms, and a government needs to establish nonmarket institutions to implement the strategy …-up strategy after World War II. "--World Bank web site …

institutions directly. In theory, these effects may or may not work in the same direction as those on investment. The authors … examine the effect of aid on economic institutions and find that aid has neither a positive nor a negative impact on existing … measures of economic institutions. They find the results using pooled data for non-overlapping five-year periods, confirmed by …

other formal and informal institutions in the country. This paper presents a simple framework to understand these incentives …. "--World Bank web site …

variation in perceptions of judicial efficiency, corruption, taxes and regulation, street crime, and financing. "--World Bank …

"Greater trade integration has often been viewed as requiring greater standardization in institutions, without which … choices. The final outcome, in terms of which institutions have prevailed, has depended substantially on political pressures … Reduction and Economic Management Division, World Bank Institute--is part of a larger effort in the institute to understand the …