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Secession and social polarization : evidence from Catalonia
Balcells, Laia; Fernández Albertos, José; Kuo, Alexander - 2021
Does secessionism lead to social polarization? Despite much research on independence movements, their relationship to … polarization, a key mechanism theorized as increasing the chances of violent conflict, remains less understood. We argue that …. However, polarization does not necessarily lead to violence. We explore the case of Catalonia, a region that experienced a …
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Inequality and voting in fragile countries : evidence from Mozambique
Bove, Margherita; Egger, Eva-Maria; Jones, Sam; … - 2024
economic inequality affects voting and other forms of political participation. This evidence is largely driven by advanced …. In line with prior theoretical expectations, we find a negative association between inequality and voting for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014481167
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Misuse of institutions : lessons from Transition
Poliščuk, Leonid - 2010
The paper explores a phenomenon often observed in transition economies, when newly established institutions are misused, i.e., applied or resorted to for reasons which have little in common with their intended or anticipated purpose. In such incidences institutions become sources of private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662276
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Foreign aid and democratic development in Africa
Dietrich, Simone; Wright, Joseph G. - 2012
Over the past two decades, donors increasingly linked foreign aid to democracy objectives in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet systematic research on this topic typically focuses on how aid influences democratic transitions. This study investigates whether and how foreign aid affects the process of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009499795
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Two steps forward, one step back : the limits of foreign aid on Malawi's democratic consolidation
Resnick, Danielle - 2012
Since the era of one-party rule, Malawi's relationship with the donor community has proved erratic and contentious. During the second term of Malawi's current president, Bingu wa Mutharika, this trend has continued apace, with important implications for the consolidation of the country's nascent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009508594
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Corruption and the efficiency of capital investment in developing countries
O'Toole, Conor M.; Tarp, Finn - 2012
This paper considers the effect of corruption on the effciency of capital investment. Using firm-level level data from the World Bank enterprise surveys, covering 90 developing and transition economies, we consider whether the cost of informal bribe payments distorts the efficient allocation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009508596
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Foreign aid in dangerous places : the donors and Mali’s democracy
Van de Walle, Nicolas - 2012
Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the territory came under the military control of an Islamist secessionist movement, and a military coup deposed the democratically-elected government in the capital. Given the substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009552202
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Donor assistance and political reform in Tanzania
Tripp, Aili Mari - 2012
Tanzania has been a relative success story in Africa in terms of political reform. While foreign aid has helped strengthen institutions that advance accountability, it simultaneously supports a status quo that undermines accountability and democratization. This study first explores the ways in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009521592
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Ghana : the limits of external democracy assistance
Gyimah-Boadi, E.; Yakah, Theo - 2012
Ghana's experience since the early 1990s indicates that external aid can significantly impact a country';s democratic transition. External democracy assistance has been a crucial, positive factor in Ghana's steady evolution into an electoral democracy over the past two decades. Continuing gaps...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530942
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The political participation of Africa's youth : turnout, partisanship, and protest
Resnick, Danielle; Casale, Daniela - 2011
's youth. -- Africa ; democracy ; elections ; protests ; voting ; youth …
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