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quality of governance) and the degree of market segmentation (depending on the level of ethnic fractionalization). The model …
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renewable energy development and the mediating effects of governance on that relationship. For this purpose, the Ordinary Least … robust across alternative specifications of natural resources and governance, except for forest resources, which have a …. Second, governance interacts with natural resource rents to generate positive effects across different governance …
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Crimes and conflicts are seriously undermining African development. This article assesses the best governance tools in … population density. Justifications for the edge of corruption-control (as the most effective governance tool) and policy …
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The Kangoye (2013, TDE) findings on the negative nexus between foreign aid unpredictability and governance could … (2012, JDS) literature, we first confirm Kangoye's findings. Then extend the concept of governance from corruption to … Kangoye. It follows that in the presence of foreign aid uncertainty, governments could be constrained to improve governance …
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This paper examines how Africa's share in the contribution to global scientific knowledge can be boosted with existing Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) mechanisms. The findings which broadly indicate that tight IPRs are correlated with knowledge contribution can be summarized in two main...
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This paper is an extension of the debate on the nexus between the strength of IPRs and prospects for knowledge economy. It assesses the relationships between software piracy and scientific publications in African countries for which data is available. The findings which reveal a positive nexus...
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longer term. Care should be exercised to maintain and improve good governance, which is essential for African countries to …
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(climate change adaptation arena, governance, politics, perception, mental models, weather discourses, risk, blame, travelling …
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This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms actively and consistently for three decades now, and has produced many laws, processes and structures that are 'best in class' in Africa (and beyond). The problem is that many of the...
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