Purpose – The author aims to analyze the effect of statistical capacity on government effectiveness/efficiency using cross-sectional from a sample of 48 African countries for the period 2003-2008. Design/methodology/approach – The estimation technique used is a two-stage least squares...

type="main" xml:lang="fr" <title type="main">Résumé</title> <p>S'enregistrant dans la littérature sur les déterminants de la corruption, cet article a pour objectif d'étudier la relation entre la corruption et la nature de l'Etat, à savoir ici : sa fragilité. De manière empirique et robuste, nous trouvons une...</p>

Purpose – Crimes and conflicts are seriously undermining African development. The purpose of this paper is to assess the best governance tools in the fight against the scourges. Design/methodology/approach – The authors assess a sample of 38 African countries. Owing to the cross-sectional...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the determinants of state fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using hitherto unexplored variables in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The previously missing dimension of nation building is integrated and the hypothesis of state...