qualities. In doing so, we do not simply assess whether, how and to what extent qualities of democracy in East Africa are … qualities of democracy, we find that while the frequency of change has a beneficial impact on the qualities of democracy, the …

This paper throws new light on the relationship between income and democracy. Using data for 162 countries over 1960 … support. These findings are robust to, among others, using night-lights instead of GDP, different democracy measures and …

endogenous growth model, this paper interrogated the domestic macroeconomic drivers of economic diversification in Nigeria … of economic diversification were improved infrastructure, increased credit from financial sector, reduction in lending … rate and increased domestic investment while deterrents of diversification were over dependence on natural resources, trade …

Bringing together the classic defense of liberty and democracy, the political economy of hierarchy, endogenous growth … theory, and the new institutional economics on growth, we propose a new institutional theory that identifies democracy … channel in which democracy holds a unique advantage over autocracy in promoting growth, especially during the stage of growth …

tries to identify the effect of democracy on economic prosperity, little work has been done to understand the determinants … of economic growth under democracy. This paper examines whether the determinants of economic growth in Latin America are …

Africa has seen a steady rise in democracy since the end of the Cold War. This paper investigates two possible … estimated using a new instrument: the spatial lag of democracy. This instrument varies over time, allowing for consideration of …

centuries. This unprecedented global growth coincided with the global proliferation of democracy, with some evidence for …

measurement of democracy. I proceed in two step. In the first part, I describe the classical approach for producing a measure of … democracy and sketch an alternative approach. The second part provides an overview about existing democracy index …