We present a theory to explain government procrastination as a consequence of its present-bias resulting from the … theory predicts that a government with a more strongly predominant party tends to procrastinate less. -- present …

This paper examines interconnections between law, politics and the quality of government in Africa. We investigate … whether African democracies enjoy relatively better government quality compared to their counterparts with more autocratic …-levels, legal-origins, religious-dominations and press-freedom to account for government quality dynamics, of corruption …

This paper examines the big questions of African comparative politics. It assesses the interaction of three crucial … components in the development of the continent: law, democracy and quality of government. Political regimes of democracy, polity … account for government quality dynamics of corruption-control, government-effectiveness, voice and accountability, political …