Kenya’s new economic diplomacy is working. This was evident at the Kenya Diaspora Conference held in Washington, DC, from October 7 to 9.…
All of a sudden, the renminbi is being touted as the next big international currency. Just in the last year or two, the Chinese currency…
Just in the last year or two, the Chinese currency has begun to internationalize along a number of dimensions. A RMB bond market has grown…
Informal payments are a frequently overlooked source of local public finance in developing countries. We use microdata from ten countries…
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…
This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing world, focusing especially on foreign aid…
As we consider over two decades of change in Bolivia, it now seems to us that understanding history involves adjusting short-term…