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Kleptocracy, Nepotism, Kakistrocracy : Impact of Corruption in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Okafor, Collins Emeka; Smith, Murphy; Ujah, Nacasius - 2013
The adverse effect of corruption has been widely investigated in literature. Corruption is said to hamper both economic … and human development. A foe of transparency and ethical business ambiance, corruption promotes a trans-lucid accounting … milieu. In this paper we investigate the impact of corruption in structuring a country’s governmental accounting framework in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014043430
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Institutional quality and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa : can management effort and bribes compensate for low-quality institutions?
Daniel, Gori Olusina; Fu, Kun; Dolfsma, Wilfred - In: Journal of economic issues : jei 52 (2018) 2, pp. 473-482
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932714
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Corruption and the Political Economy of Resource-Based Development : A Comparison of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Barbier, Edward B. - 2011
corruption. The impacts of corruption on long-run changes and periodic growth in the adjusted net savings rate are estimated … across African and Asian economies from 1970 to 2003. Corruption rather than resource dependency per se affects negatively … the ability of African countries to reinvest resource rents in the short term, but for Asian countries, corruption is less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014185877
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Corruption and the Political Economy of Resource-Based Development : A Comparison of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Barbier, Edward B. - 2010
corruption. The impacts of corruption on long-run changes and periodic growth in the adjusted net savings rate are estimated … across African and Asian economies from 1970 to 2003. Corruption rather than resource dependency per se affects negatively … the ability of African countries to reinvest resource rents in the short term, but for Asian countries, corruption is less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014044571
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Cabinet size and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Wehner, Joachim; Mills, Linnea - 2020
. Scholarship on elite clientelism links cabinet positions with corruption and practices that undermine sound policy making. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240758
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Gendered perspectives on economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa
Seguino, Stephanie; Were, Maureen - 2014
Researchers have linked sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) poor growth performance in recent decades to several factors, including geography, institutions, and low returns to investment. This literature has not yet integrated the research that identifies linkages between gender, economic development,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010251669
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Recognizing the contribution of female entrepreneurs in economic development in sub-Saharan Africa : some evidence from Ghana
Adom, Kwame - In: Journal of developmental entrepreneurship : JDE ; a … 20 (2015) 1, pp. 1-24
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011292755
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The heavy economic toll of gender-based violence : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Ouedraogo, Rasmane; Stenzel, David - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have led to a rise in gender-based violence. In this paper, we explore the economic consequences of violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa using large demographic and health survey data collected pre-pandemic. Relying on a two-stage least square method...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012795142
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Structural transformation and economic development in the best performing sub-Saharan African states
Świerczyńska, Katarzyna - In: Equilibrium : quarterly journal of economics and … 12 (2017) 4, pp. 547-571
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230882
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Urbanisation, education and the growth backlog of Africa
Kayaoglu, Aysegul; Naval Navarro, Joaquin - In: Journal of African economies 26 (2017) 5, pp. 584-606
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011812503