'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 'who leads development'. The current article asks if heroes really …

economic growth. To this end, we compare the development of some key determinants of growth in the two countries since the 1990 …s. A simple growth accounting model suggests that advances in education at all levels, good governance, and …, which remains marred by problems related to weak governance as well as autocratic rule. Further, as in Estonia and Latvia …

Economic diversification has gained significant attention as a crucial factor for sustainable development worldwide …

education, governance and institutions. We ask whether the EU perspective and NATO membership played a role. We discuss the … democracy and longer experience of democracy, lower levels of corruption, better governance, and freer press; (d) Poland … financial development. Furthermore, Poland built market-friendly institutions to EU specifications and joined NATO. Against all …