This study explores the use of impression management techniques promoting tax policy consistent with starve the beast (STB) policies. We employ thematic content analysis to examine how the 'independent' Federal Reserve Board (FRB) under Alan Greenspan used impression management tactics mimicking...

Against the backdrop of continuous comparison of the military type of government with civilian administrations, which nearly all African countries have now embraced, this study compares the two types of government to establish that which is more favourable for business. To be able to achieve the...

The inclusiveness of growth depends on the extent of access to economic and social opportunities. This paper applies the concept of social opportunity function to ascertain the inclusiveness of growth episodes in selected African countries. Premised on the concept of social welfare function,...