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Does aid support democracy? : a systematic review of the literature
Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; … - 2021
literature on aid and democracy. It asks: Does aid-especially democracy aid-have positive impact on democracy? How? What factors … most influence its impact? In so doing, it considers studies that explicitly focus on 'democracy aid' as an aggregate … category, its subcomponents (e.g. aid to elections), and 'developmental aid'. Overall, the evidence suggests that i) democracy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012422978
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How do human rights violations affect poverty and income distribution?
Apergēs, Nikolaos; Cooray, Arusha - 2019
The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of human rights on income distribution and poverty by exploring how both aid and trade can influence poverty and income distribution through human rights. The analysis employs data for 125 countries and uses a number of panel data methods. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012012340
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Does the African middle class defend democracy? : evidence from Kenya
Cheeseman, Nic - 2014
Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010381387
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The corruption-growth relationship : do political institutions matter?
Saha, Shrabani; Sen, Kunal - 2019
Corruption is widely believed to negatively affect economic growth. However, many East and Southeast Asia countries either achieved or currently are achieving impressively rapid economic growth despite widespread corruption - the 'East Asian Paradox'. Is this negative relationship equally likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012102930
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Industrial policy and development in Ethiopia : evolution and present experimentation
Gebreeyesus, Mulu - 2013
There has recently been a resurgence of interest in industrial policy. This paper examines the choices, implementation processes, and outcomes of the Ethiopian present industrial policy. The country represents an excellent case study of recent industrial policy experimentation in Africa as it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010200366
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Learning to export and learning by exporting : the case of Ethiopian manufacturing
Siba, Eyerusalem; Gebreeyesus, Mulu - 2014
In this study, we investigate the relationship between exporting and firm performance using a longer panel dataset of Ethiopian manufacturing firms for the period 1996 - 2009. We test two hypotheses regarding exporting: selection into exporting versus learning by exporting. According to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010400659
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A natural experiment of industrial policy : floriculture and the metal and engineering industries in Ethiopia
Gebreeyesus, Mulu - 2014
Ethiopia represents an excellent case study of recent industrial policy experimentation in Africa. The country is well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010443088
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Foreign aid for capacity-building to address climate change : insights and applications
Victor, David G. - 2013
The paper examines the role of foreign aid in building capacity to address climate change. While the experience with this topic is relatively recent and not yet extensive, analogous questions have arisen in many other areas of foreign aid. It is likely that climate change aid programmes work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009790154
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Populist strategies in African democracies
Resnick, Danielle - 2010
Drawing on insights from Latin America, this paper examines the factors that contributed to the use of populist strategies by political parties during recent presidential elections in Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia. Specifically, the paper argues that the nature of party competition in Africa,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697425
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A re-examination of the relation between democracy and international trade : the case of Africa
Balding, Christopher - 2011
Scholars and policy makers believe that democracy will bring prosperity through integration into the global economy via … trade more. Second, democracy implies higher quality governance either through institutions or policy-making procedures. I …, importers and exporters. I find the theory that democracy, and many of its components, promotes international trade unconvincing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310297