This paper reviews the political economy of extractive resources and the associated resources sector governance agenda …. The consensus that good sector governance improves the developmental impacts of extractive resources exploitation is … premised on the understanding that institutions matter for development. However, there is no straightforward answer to the …

This paper investigates the relationship between resource funds, governance and institutional quality in resource … addressing of the “resource curse”. The estimation results suggest that resource funds may be associated with governance and … determinants of governance and institutional quality. The findings remain important for their policy implications. The estimation …

presence of institutions that focus more on ‘non-market’ coordination in the domains of labor relations, corporate governance … literatures, the paper proposes that institutions have an impact on the direction of the diversification process, in particular on …

presence of institutions that focus more on ‘non-market’ coordination in the domains of labor relations, corporate governance … literatures, the paper proposes that institutions have an impact on the direction of the diversification process, in particular on …

distinguishing between institutional veto players (political institutions) and partisan veto players (fractionalization among …