The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions and measurement of property rights institutions. We assess … the relationships between various components of property rights institutions and private investment, notably: political …, activity and size are also investigated. The findings provide support for the quality of institutions as a better positive …

The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions and measurement of property rights institutions. We assess … the relationships between various components of property rights institutions and private investment, notably: political …, activity and size are also investigated. The findings provide support for the quality of institutions as a better positive …

recent contributions to the economic development literature which have shown that not all forms of political stability are … development friendly because much depends on the extent to which stability translates into, inter alia, good governance. The …

recent contributions to the economic development literature which have shown that not all forms of political stability are … development friendly because much depends on the extent to which stability translates into, inter alia, good governance. The …

: improving the macroeconomic literature on measuring financial development and responding to an evolving field of development …

Motivated by evidence that extreme poverty has been decreasing in all regions of the world with the exception of Africa …, the study contributes to the literature on reinventing foreign aid by assessing if development assistance can sustain … inclusive human development. The empirical evidence is based on 53 African countries with data for the period 2005-2012 and …

through governance channels are sparse, especially for a region such as sub-Saharan Africa where insurance penetration is low …