This paper determines a least cost electricity solution for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The
power system discussed in this study is hourly resolved and based on 100% Renewable …

Natural resource governance is enhanced and structured by rules, norms and strategies
which make institutionalism quintessential in the natural resource governance discourse …

The exploitation of extractive industries poses a serious threat to the environment. However,
the exploitation of extractive industries through an equitable and transparent resource tax …

While it is commonly believed that democracy influences public service provision,
comparably few studies have assessed how recent democratisation in developing countries …

This article updates our previous comprehensive meta-analysis of what drives and stops
deforestation (Busch and Ferretti-Gallon). By including six additional years of research, this …

Forestry reserves have a crucial role in preserving ecosystems and global climate
regulation, and Russia boasts the largest forested area in the world. Economic development …

The extractive industries (oil, gas, and mining) play a dominant economic, social, and
political role in the lives of approximately 3.5 billion people living in 81 countries across the …

Although the literature has discussed the benefits of precolonial centralization for
development in Africa, the findings and the mechanisms provided do not explain the …

Sierra Leone is affected by considerable deforestation. The chieftaincy as it exists today in
Sierra Leone is a construct of colonialism with removed key aspects of bottom-up …

This paper investigates the effect of intelligence on deforestation rates, using data from 186
nations, over the period 1990–2010. Our findings provide novel evidence that human …