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Aid and institutions in transition economies

Askarov, Zohid; Doucouliagos, Chris - 2014

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Introduction: development challenges in Myanmar : political development and politics of development intertwined

Bjarnegård, Elin - In: The European journal of development research : journal … 32 (2020) 2, pp. 255-273

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Togo: recent political and economic development

Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010) and legislative (July 2013) elections the Gnassingbé regime … including the time and again reported local elections were condoned by the donor community. However, simmering discontent of the … remained tarnished. The tense political climate persisted in view of the upcoming presidential elections in April 2015 and the …

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Palm oil and the politics of deforestation in Indonesia

Cisneros Tersitsch, Marco Elías; Kis-Katos, Krisztina; … - 2020

cultivation areas as well as political incentives arising before idiosyncratically-timed local mayoral elections. Empirical … results document substantial increases in deforestation and forest fires in the year prior to local elections. Additionally …

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Does the African middle class defend democracy? Evidence from Kenya

Cheeseman, Nic - 2014

Barrington Moore's famous line 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' is one of the most quoted claims in political science. But has the rise of the African middle class promoted democratic consolidation? This paper uses the case of Kenya to investigate the attitudes and behaviours of the middle class....

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"No bourgeoisie, no democracy"? : the political attitudes of the Kenyan middle class

Cheeseman, Nic - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 27 (2015) 5, pp. 647-664

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The effect of labor migration on the diffusion of democracy : evidence from a former Soviet Republic

Omar Mahmoud, Toman; Rapoport, Hillel; Steinmayr, Andreas; … - 2013

Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community and individual-level data from Moldova, we show that the emigration episode that started in the late 1990s strongly affected political preferences and electoral outcomes in Moldova during the following...

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The effect of labor migration on the diffusion of democracy : evidence from a former Soviet Republic

Omar Mahmoud, Toman; Rapoport, Hillel; Steinmayr, Andreas; … - 2014

Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community and individual-level data from Moldova, we show that the emigration wave that started in the late 1990s strongly affected electoral outcomes and political preferences in Moldova during the following decade...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010250069

Democratic institutions and regulatory reforms

Amin, Mohammed; Djankov, Simeon - In: Journal of comparative economics : the journal of the … 42 (2014) 4, pp. 839-854

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Mixed records, complexity, and ethnic voting in African elections

Ferree, Karen E.; Gibson, Clark C.; Long, James D. - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 141 (2021), pp. 1-10

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