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In this study, nexuses between governance and natural resource rents are assessed in 44 sub-Saharan African countries … governance (entailing “voice & accountability” and political stability) and institutional governance (consisting of the rule of … attendant governance variables are understood within the framework that such variables are negatively skewed, it becomes …
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This study investigates how governance and infrastructure modulate the effect of natural resource rents on economic … linear and the underlying non-linearity is contingent on existing infrastructural and governance levels. Second, evidence of … a "natural resource curse" is apparent in countries with extremely low levels of governance and infrastructural …
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This study investigates how governance and infrastructure moderate the effect of natural resource rents on economic … governance levels. Second, evidence of a "natural resource curse" is apparent in countries with extremely low levels of … governance and infrastructural development. Third, the favorable effect of natural resources on economic growth requires a …
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We examine the impact of resource windfall on the standard of living both in the short-run and long-run, using a sample of 130 countries, 1963-2007. Then, we systematically investigate the effect of resource windfall on welfare in three different groups of countries: We find that in the...
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The governance of natural resource wealth is widely considered to constitute a key determinant in whether the … extraction of natural resources proves to be a blessing or a curse. What is meant by governance can span a wide range of … components, while the steps to achieving good governance remain subject to debate and uncertainty. In response to this challenge …
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An important question in development studies is how abundance of natural resources affects long-term economic growth. No consensus answer, however, has yet emerged, with approximately 40% of empirical papers finding a negative effect, 40% finding no effect, and 20% finding a positive effect....
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An important question in development studies is how abundance of natural resources affects long-term economic growth. No consensus answer, however, has yet emerged, with approximately 40% of empirical papers finding a negative effect, 40% finding no effect, and 20% finding a positive effect....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011375693
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This paper reviews the relationship between natural resources and economic growth, and stresses how natural capital tends to crowd out foreign capital, social capital, human capital, andphysical capital, thereby impeding economic growth across countries and presumably also over time....
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