networks expanded in a less interior-to-coast way in periods of democracy. This result suggests that Africa's interior …

networks expanded in a less interior-to-coast way in periods of democracy. This result suggests that Africa's interior …-to-coast way in periods of democracy. This result suggests that Africa's interior-to-coast roads are at least in part the result of …

democratic governance. The analysis distinguishes between developmental aid and democracy aid, and examines democracy aid to …-operation and Development's (OECD) Creditor Reporting System (CRS) data on foreign aid and indices of democracy from the Varieties … of Democracy project, employing a combination of a maximum likelihood estimation and structural equation modelling (ML …

This paper throws new light on the relationship between income and democracy. Using data for 162 countries over 1960 … support. These findings are robust to, among others, using night-lights instead of GDP, different democracy measures and …

and democracy, depending on whether it appears in the form of rises in income or in education: A higher income level … reduces democracy, whereas more education leads to both more democracy and more repression. These theoretical implications are …

, depending on whether it appears in the form of rises in income or in education: A higher income level reduces democracy, whereas … more education leads to both more democracy and more repression. These theoretical findings are corroborated by panel data …

takes rainfall and evaporation into account, we estimate the effects of the drought on the voting behavior of individuals in …

associated with lower levels of public goods provision (Easterly and Levine, 1997; Alesina et al., 1999). Democracy tends to … ameliorate these negative effects (Collier, 2000). Since democracy is a multidimensional concept, however, identifying which … characteristics of democracy produce better development outcomes in diverse social contexts is important. Building upon models of …