Over the past 50 years, a number of homegrown solutions and international development
assistance have been initiated and implemented to address the West Africa Sahel region's …

The question of foreign direct investment (FDI) and socio-political development is debated
heavily. Liberals believe that FDI brings economic opportunities and/or increased incentives …

Fragile states are unable to attract the private sector investment which is needed for
economic development in large part because of high levels of political risk faced by …

Scholars debate the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on poor societies. Apparently,
FDI could embolden governments to securitize rather than reform, an argument put forth …

The relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and military spending in the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) region is complex and multifaceted. High levels of military …

This paper on political instability (PI) and merchandise trade (MT) in Africa analyses data for
52 African countries from 1996 to 2020. Using the system generalized method of moments …

Redressing biases in extant literature linking Chinese official finance and state repression,
this article employs standard multiple regression analysis to comparatively assess the …

What makes corrupt investment locations still attractive to investing economies? This article
examines whether states' tendency to ignore corruption in investment targets is due to their …

The question of foreign direct investment (FDI) and socio-political development is debated
heavily. Liberals believe that FDI brings economic opportunities and/or increased incentives …

Extant literature has explored the effects of foreign aid on armed conflicts and state
repression, but not on public demonstrations. This article compares distribution patterns of …