Do sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) contribute to Africa's development? This paper assesses the objectives of SWFs (fiscal …

Electoral coalitions are becoming increasingly popular among opposition parties in Africa because they offer many … in terms of their policy orientation. Based on a dataset spanning all opposition coalitions since 2000 in Africa … over time, which is critical for party development and broader consolidation. -- Africa ; campaign strategies ; electoral …

with tax revenue mobilization in sub-Saharan Africa. I also maintain that better scores on government quality and …

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 … of political institutions in mediating the corruption-growth relationship using panel data over one hundred countries for …

information from five Varieties of Democracy indices. K-means country clusters are similar but not entirely identical to both k …-medians clusters and arbitrary groups formed using only one measure, namely the liberal democracy index. Simple correlations with … high levels of democracy are characterized by lower relative inequality. They also have the lowest ratio of the income …

governance that sometimes leads to resources being used for private rather than public benefit. It discusses the corruption that …, not least in improving the information base. Although corruption and theft may never be fully eliminated, they can …

43 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period of 1982-2012, we find strong evidence that democracy is positively …Does democracy promote economic growth? There is still an ongoing debate over the economic implications of democracy …