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This paper argues that in weak states, leaders whose hold on power is secured by the public fortune have turned to the use of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), especially unofficial SWFs, to cement their hold on power. Unofficial SWFs are private funds created from resource rents with the...
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In conflict zones around the world, both state and non-state actors deliver governance at local levels. This paper … explores the long-term impact of individual exposure to 'wartime governance' on social and political behaviour. We … operationalize wartime governance as the local policy choices and practices of a ruling actor. Building on detailed ethnographic and …
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This paper investigates how armed groups affect the organization of local communities during armed conflict in Colombia. We estimate the effect of communities' exposure to armed groups with an econometric specification that takes into account individual and municipality-year fixed effects and an...
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, reconstructs gender relations in the post-civil war context. The current literature examines the role of women in the governance of …
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This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms …' in Africa (and beyond). The problem is that many of the reforms have been limited to these kinds of gains - producing new …
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trade more. Second, democracy implies higher quality governance either through institutions or policy-making procedures. I …. Economic freedom does not have the expected impact on international trade levels, but quality of governance variables have …
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Numerous studies demonstrate that terrorism causes strong public reactions immediately after the attack, with important …-scale attacks cause a long-lasting shift in risk assessments and emotions, the corresponding effect of smaller-scale terrorism …
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We still have limited knowledge about the long-term effects of fascism on European democracies. European countries experienced cycles of violence between the 1960s and 1980s. Can such violence be explained by legacies of mobilization during fascism? We study whether and how the Italian fascist...
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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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Leadership' is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies focused on individual leaders - or heroes - when examining...
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