large share of primary exports in GNP have bad growth records and high inequality, especially if the quality of institutions … grabbing, especially if institutions are bad, and keeps in place bad policies. Optimal resource management may make use of the …

policies were chosen in Botswana because good institutions, which we refer to as institutions of private property, were in … place. Why did institutions of private property arise in Botswana, but not other African nations? We conjecture that the … following factors were important. First, Botswana possessed relatively inclusive pre-colonial institutions, placing constraints …

, firms need to develop political relations with governments and institutions in home countries and abroad. The aim of this …

empirical research on the institutions-growth relationship. To date, little of this research has appeared in the top economics … journals. Subsequently, a number of empirical growth studies using alternative sources of data on institutions have appeared in … top journals. This paper explores the two tracks of empirical research on the institutions-growth relationship—one track …

were recommended. In more recent years the main focus has been on the idea that institutions matter and that aid policy to … institutions. The four articles written by Barucci from 1970 to 2007 show how economic thought on the Mezzogiorno evolved. The …

This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by …

Previous studies have shown that differences in corporate governance systems and both formal and informal institutions …, the regions have different legal traditions and also differ substantially in informal institutions. This paper is a study …