The 1990s and 2000s have witnessed a spurt of energetic institution-building in the developing world, as regulatory agencies emerge to take over the role of the executive in key sectors. This rise of the regulatory state of the south is barely noticed both by scholars of regulation and of...

This book focuses on the role of economic and political institutions in economic development. The book offers fresh perspectives on the issues facing less-developed countries and the elements influencing their outcomes. The text includes chapters on democracy, property rights, and economic...

"The growing popularity of, and ongoing debates surrounding, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the practice of corporate social and environmental reporting have a lot to do with the inter-exchange of ideas and resources due to global inter-connections and...