This paper investigates the relationship between corruption and development. By a study of the determinants of the … phenomenon as well as its implications on growth, this paper address the corruption challenge faced by governments and … not entirely clear, it is however without debate to say that development is necessarily linked with anti-corruption …

believe that Latin America has always had very high levels of inequality, suggesting it will be hard for modern social policy … this must always have been true. Indeed, some have argued that high inequality appeared very early in the post … performance we observe there even today. This paper argues to the contrary. Compared with the rest of the world, inequality was …

, measures of democracy, human development, corruption perception index and per capita income, which in turn jointly influence … 2-SLS. Empirically, it has been established that globalization, democracy, human development and low level of corruption …

I review the literature on the effects of inequality on growth and development in the developing world. Two stylized … facts emerge from empirical studies: inequality is more likely to harm growth in countries at low levels of income (below … about $3200 per capita in 2000 dollars); and it is at high levels of inequality (at or above a Gini coefficient of .45) that …

inflow of Chinese FDI to Africa matters for bridging the continent's marked income inequality gap, (ii) Africa … stability, low corruption, and voice and accountability are keys. Finally, critical masses required for these three key … governance dynamics to propel Chinese FDI to reduce income inequality are 0.8, 0.5 and 0.1, respectively. These critical masses …

We explore the role of social mobility as a driver of economic development by constructing a panel data set that …