conditions for sustained economic growth and development by deepening democracy, enhancing the stability of political regimes and …

creates continuous and dichotomous indices. We use the SVM indices to investigate the effect of democratic institutions on … economic development, and find that democracies grow faster than autocracies. Furthermore, we illustrate how the estimation …

of development but was deeply pessimistic about Asia's future prospects. Since then, contrary to Myrdal's expectations …, Asia's development has been remarkable, although transformations have been uneven across countries and unequal between … the amazing story of economic development in Asia over the past 50 years. It begins with reflections on Gunnar Myrdal, the …

We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … representation which may promote ethnic mobilization and foster support for informal (rather than formal) institutions which then may … affect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal …

The variety of views about ICTs reveals that their role in development is unclear, especially without convincing … reduction. This book, addresses several pressing questions surrounding ICTs. How do ICTs affect economic development in low … facilitate their potential to enhance development and the inclusion of poor constituents? The book presents researchersâ …