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Education, Governance and Trade-Related Technology Diffusion in Latin America
Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - 2021
&D-intensive industries. These results imply a) that potential virtuous growth cycles exist both in the level and in the growth of TFP, and b …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319472
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On the impact of inequality on growth, human development, and governance
Ferreira, Ines A.; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Tarp, Finn - 2021
Countering recent rises in many countries of inequality in income and wealth is widely recognized as a major … development challenge. This is so from an ethical perspective and because greater inequality is perceived to be detrimental to key … development aims. Still, an informed debate on the effects of inequality requires clear evidence. This review contributes to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012432946
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Public service delivery : role of information and communication technology in improving governance and development impact
Bhatnagar, Subhash C. - 2014
The focus of this paper is on improving governance through the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the delivery of services to the poor, i.e., improving efficiency, accountability, and transparency, and reducing bribery. A number of papers recognize the potential benefits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336933
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Is a DAO a Panopticon? Algorithmic governance as creating and mitigating vulnerabilities in 'Decentralised Autonomous Organisations'
Nabben, Kelsie - 2021
The Cypherpunks were terrified of surveillance. They envisaged the combination of cryptography and computer technology fundamentally altering the nature of trust and reputation. Now, not just on chain transactions but every move of participants in blockchain communities is being tracked....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211131
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Governance of Algorithms, Governance by Algorithms : Are 'Decentralised Autonomous Organisations' a Blueprint for Participatory Digital Organisation?
Nabben, Kelsie - 2022
Algorithms are inherently centralised processes, from coding, to training, to deployment and maintenance. Meanwhile, blockchain communities are experimenting with “Decentralised Autonomous Organisations” (DAOs) as a participatory institutional framework for individual autonomy to organise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013294573
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Governance, institutions, and regional infrastructure in Asia
De, Prabir - 2010
This study is a comprehensive, empirical analysis of the linkages between governance, institutions, and regional infrastructure. The empirical results indicate that governance and institutions are crucial for regional infrastructure development: every one point improvement in governance results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003928035
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The resource curse revisited : governance and natural resources
Busse, Matthias; Gröning, Steffen Henrik - 2011 - Revised version: January 2011
The paper analyses the impact of natural resource abundance on selected governance indicators. In contrast to earlier studies that are mainly confined to cross-sectional analysis, we use a panel data set with a large number of countries and an extended period of time. Moreover, we employ an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009159941
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Quantitative evidence on transparency in regional trade agreements
Lejárraga, Iza; Shepherd, Ben - 2013
What influences the adoption of transparency obligations in trade agreements, and what are its effects? This paper uses a new dataset on transparency provisions in over a hundred regional trade agreements (RTAs) to provide empirical evidence of the political economy determinants of international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009775462
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Globalization and governance : a critical contribution to the empirics
Asongu, Simplice A.; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2016
This study assesses the effect of globalisation on governance in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Ten bundled and unbundled governance indicators and four globalisation variables are used. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496371
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Food Security, Foreign Direct Investment and Multilevel Governance in Weak States
Smith, Fiona - 2015
Attracting agro-investment is important in food deficit countries that experience low relative yields for their agricultural production. Foreign direct investment (FDI) can play a crucial role because it means that the right quantities reach food deficit areas at the right moment. However, FDI...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013036785