Africa's disappointing economic performance, the East Asian financial crisis, and the weak
record of the former Soviet Union have focused attention on the role of institutions in …

In development policy, international organizations have shifted their focus to the importance
of good governance and sound institutions. The theory behind this is that only with a high …

We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

China is now the lender of first resort for much of the developing world, but Beijing has
fueled speculation among policymakers, scholars, and journalists by shrouding its grant …

In One Economics, Many Recipes, leading economist Dani Rodrik argues that neither
globalizers nor antiglobalizers have got it right. While economic globalization can be a boon …

State capacity is a core concept in political science research, and it is widely recognized that
state institutions exert considerable influence on outcomes such as economic development …

In this introductory essay to the special issue, we introduce a new dataset of foreign
assistance, AidData, that covers more bilateral and multilateral donors and more types of aid …

The relationship between government, virtue, and wealth has held a special fascination
since Aristotle, and the importance of each frames policy debates today in both developed …

Corruption is a threat to democracy and economic development in many societies. It arises
in the ways people pursue, use and exchange wealth and power, and in the strength or …

Recent research yields widely divergent estimates of the cross‐country relationship between
foreign aid receipts and economic growth. We re‐analyse data from the three most …