'Leadership' is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent … studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies … focused on individual leaders - or heroes - when examining 'who leads development'. The current article asks if heroes really …

corruption. The lack of a general theory linking corruption and development prevents us from disentangling China's paradox. This … explains the changing role of corruption in the process of China's recent development. …

This paper analyses how the quality of governance, the size of public spending, and economic development affect the … governance shapes the efficiency of public spending, which in turn, determines the growth effects of corruption. Specifically …-maximising level of corruption is possible. This paper also finds that the incidence of corruption declines with economic development …

order to create trust. This paper identifies over 200 post-1960 episodes of accelerations in financial development in a … large cross-section of countries. We find that the likelihood of an acceleration leading to sustained financial development …

There are significant income and nonincome development gaps around the world. Closing these gaps will require not only … increasing and sustaining economic growth in low-income regions, but also policies that close nonincome development gaps directly … the financial sector; improving governance; and eliminating other impediments created by market, institutional, or policy …