The purpose of the paper is to show that the nature of the relationship between governance and democracy varies … distinctive features of the other we find that governance and democracy are not just mutually reinforcing but even overlapping …, that only when we distinguish on theoretical ground governance from democracy we create the basis for analyzing their …

across the best and worst corruption-fighting countries especially with respect to democracy, population growth and economic …

(an) tool (impediment) in (to) the fight against corruption in Low (Middle) income countries. (2) Democracy increases …

(an) tool(impediment) in(to) the fight against corruption in Low(Middle) income countries. (2) Democracy increases (decreases …

seriously in comparison to those that are lax on the issue. (4) Findings on democracy broadly indicate the democratization …, government effectiveness and the rule of law gain more importance in the fight against corruption when existing levels of … that may affect corruption-control determinants and government efficacy in the fight against corruption. …

qualities. In doing so, we do not simply assess whether, how and to what extent qualities of democracy in East Africa are … qualities of democracy, we find that while the frequency of change has a beneficial impact on the qualities of democracy, the …

and trade), government quality and a plethora of socio-economic factors in 46 African countries using updated data. Design …) Government quality consistently improves CC across all quantiles in English common law countries but fails to exert the same … quantiles of Christian-oriented countries). (2) Government quality is more pro-CC in Christian than in Muslim …