This paper develops an index measuring the adequacy of the institutions, rules and
procedures governing the budget process in forty-six African countries, presenting the most …

For countries dependent on agriculture, the recent wave of investor interest in farmland
could, in principle, help set in motion a virtuous cycle of economic growth and poverty …

THE sharp increase in international food prices during 2007–08 triggered a spate of cross-
border land acquisitions by sovereign wealth funds, private equity funds, agricultural …

This paper analyzes the institutional conditions affecting the establishment and effectiveness
of independent central banks and of budgetary institutions. It draws on the recent theory …

In light of the controversy of the dispute about the role of national institutions in shaping
innovation strategies of firms, and in light of the lack of explicitness of the notion of …

This paper develops a framework to assess organizational performance in the delivery of
social safety nets. Specifically, it provides guidance to task teams and program managers for …

Using institutional indicators describing 122 countries, we conduct an exploratory study
highlighting which institutional characteristics differ across countries with different levels of …

One summary finding that has found much support in empirical growth and development
literature is that a country's economic and social institutions are important in encouraging …

In this paper we examine the role of institutions relative to economic performance, absolute
geography and financial performance of a country. In order to do this, we use the spatial …

性过多死亡” 的结果是, 发展中国家每年约“消失” 了390 万60 岁以下的妇女和女孩(见表).
她们中约有2/5 的人未及出生, 1/6 的人死于幼年, 还有1/3 以上死于生育年龄 …