underdevelopment. Illicit economies frequently drive violence, corruption, exploitation and failures in governance, for example …This special issue of the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development builds on a growing, multifaceted research and … policy agenda that advances development perspectives of illicit economies in the Global South. Conventional policy discourses …

often portrayed in an overly simplified manner as the main factor hindering agricultural development, African countries are … of state centralisation for agricultural development, so that African partners can fully take advantage of the …

This policy chapter summarises an evolving debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption and institutions. It … institutions. Moreover, another debate on the incidence of foreign aid distortions on corruption is also assessed in light of a … recently celebrated literature on development assistance. Overall, the findings show that the effects of foreign aid on …