quality of governance) and the degree of market segmentation (depending on the level of ethnic fractionalization). The model …

environment, but not on a country’s initial per capita income. …

areas, and systems of urban governance. It presents key actions that Pacific countries need to take to manage urban growth …

We analyze whether or not the globalization of capital, ‘disciplines’ governments and improves governance. We … demonstrate that globalization affects governance, by increasing a country’s vulnerability to sudden capital flight. This … increased threat of capital flight can discipline governments and improve governance and welfare by placing countries in a …

’s moral hazard behavior (i.e., improvement in the level of governance) leads to a fall in the proportion of tied aid. We test …

consumption of richer households by 6.1 to 9.2 percent. We also find suggestive evidence that governance matters in the …