Book abstract: Countries with an abundance of natural resources, many of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, often show a record of relatively…
Does democratic governance expand wealth and prosperity? There is no consensus about this issue despite the fact that for more than half a…
This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. It…
Using the most comprehensive data file ever compiled on air pollution, water pollution,
environmental regulations, and infant mortality…
As we consider over two decades of change in Bolivia, it now seems to us that understanding history involves adjusting short-term…
This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing world, focusing especially on foreign aid…
In a much-publicized statement apparently aimed at China, during her recent visit to Africa U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned…
The rising concern over global food price volatility has put agriculture at the centre of international cooperation. But unlike the 1950s,…
American fiscal policy has been procyclical: Washington wasted the expansion period 2001–2007 by running budget deficits, but by 2011 had…
Seven possible nominal variables are considered as candidates to be the anchor or target for monetary policy. The context is countries in…