"Institutions are a major field of interest in the study of development processes. The authors contribute to this … discussion concentrating our research on political institutions and their effect on the non-income dimensions of human …

promotion accompany market transactions. Hence, building institutions that support the development of markets is the primary … focus of this report, analyzing what institutions do to promote growth, and facilitate access, and suggesting how to build … effective institutions. In understanding what drives institutional change, the report emphasizes the importance of history …

Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) in middle-income countries is one of today's major development challenges. It … report outlines the extent of the issue, mapping patterns of violence and conflict in middle-income countries. Drawing on a …

development-through the investment climate, human and social capital, and institutions. The authors then propose three …

Institutions are not buildings or organizations, they are the rules by which citizens, firms, and the state interact …. The photographs that grace the cover of this Vietnam Development Report (VDR) 2010 epitomize modern institutions. The … devolution and accountability, two aspects of modern institutions that are the essence of Vietnam's experience in the past two …

This report examines youth in post-conflict Burundi. The research responds to the nascent but growing body of knowledge … on conflict, young men and gender. War and violence have devastated societies and economies throughout Africa with young … at youth and young men in particular in two countries emerging from years of ethnic conflict, with a view to identifying …