Administrative simplification is a particular approach that is considered a key aspect to ensure the quality of regulations and legislation. The appropriate organizational and structural approach to managing, coordinating, and monitoring administrative simplification is an important factor. The...

The State of Vietnam continues to show the cumbersome, limited effectiveness of the public sector and the widespread corruption of public servants. Yet, it has been endeavoring to renovate national governance in the direction of good governance to improve the quality of public services to meet...

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face mounting challenges, especially in authoritarian states, where they encounter closures, persecution and smear campaigns. Consequently, their crucial work in advancing human rights, good governance and inclusive...

The principal goal of the article is to assess the quality of governance (QG) in the EU-28 over the period 2004-2020. It also examines the relationship between QG and FDI inward stock as a % of GDP. The study has been divided into five stages. The first one, based on the Worldwide Governance...

The governance principle is an important aspect of good governance, and its implementation is believed to have a good impact on governance outcomes, such as corruption reduction and performance improvement. The governance principle has been developed for several types of organisations. However,...

In this study, nexuses between governance and trade performance in terms of natural resource rents are assessed in 44 sub-Saharan African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. The findings show that political governance (entailing “voice & accountability” and...

The development of automated decision-making technologies creates the threat of deiuridification: replacement of the legal acts’ provisions with automated, technological solutions. The article examines how selected provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation concerning, among other...

This paper examines the general state of democratic governance in Africa from the perspective of the African Union’s shared values on democracy, elections and governance. It evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of key democratic institutions and processes and explains the extent to which the...

In this study, nexuses between governance and trade performance in terms of natural resource rents are assessed in 44 sub-Saharan African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. The findings show that political governance (entailing "voice & accountability" and political...

The aim of this study is to explore if effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) alone on poverty in Pakistan during the time period of 1980 to 2022 are different from those with internal precursors like quality of governance and voice and accountability. For the estimation of effects of FDI on...

The preservation of Planet Earth for future generations will require a holistic approach to the effective governance of our planet. This in turn will require the adoption of an all-inclusive perspective and an ability to view Planet Earth as one single interconnected global entity. In this...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the consequence of the quality of governance (QoG) in moderating the effect of healthcare spending on human development. Design/methodology/approach The authors employ a two-step Windmeijer finite sample-corrected system-generalized method of moments...

Nowadays, humanity encounters many problems connected to the use of natural resources. International actors have established diverse global initiatives and regional and national legal reforms linked to the issue. Thus, this study provides a comparison of selected provisions regarding information...

The principles of good governance, approved by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 2008, are seen as markers that determine the level of implementation of democratic values in Ukraine, which is confidently moving along the European path of social development chosen by the...

This book addresses the most widespread forms of financial crime today, namely corporate fraud, corruption, tax fraud, the shadow economy, informal entrepreneurship, money laundering, international informal capital flows, cybercrimes, and cryptocurrency scams. Given the rapid rise of...

"Interdisciplinary in its approach, with expert contributors from diverse backgrounds, Resilience and Regional Development brings to light the significance of multiple dimensions of resilience and its implications for the economy. Using a spectrum of analytical tools and a diverse range of...

The goal of this research is to examine the effects of good management of local governments on individual subjective well-being (SWB). We define three dimensions of good governance at the municipal level: accountability, government efficiency and control of corruption. We use a large survey of...

Renewable energy (RE) can play a vital role in ensuring a sustainable energy platform for the future, and in addressing climate change. Investment in RE in the upper middle-income countries (UMICs), which are a major contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, can be an important...

Renewable energy can play a vital role in sustainable energy future and to address the climate change. Investment in renewable energy in the upper middle-income countries (UMIC), a major contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, can be an important part of recovery from climate...

Short-term debt can reduce potential agency conflicts between managers and shareholders by exposing managers to more frequent monitoring by the credit market. Using an international dataset, we examine whether internal monitoring can substitute for external monitoring through the use of...

Public administration and public governance play a crucial role in society today by ensuring that social needs are met. Due to the constantly changing environment, public governance models have transformed many times, creating differences in public governance practices among public...

This study investigates the relationship between women's political empowerment and quality of government in European regions. Given that the association is expected to be endogenous, we use exogenous variation in pre-industrial societal traits, legal origins, geographic characteristics, and...

Security is tied to Nigeria's social, political and economic growth and development. The negligence of the security sector is responsible for the non-performance of democratic governance and its attendant violent crimes, such as armed robbery, ethnic crisis, electoral violence, kidnapping,...

The limited powers of the European Union (EU) in the field of direct taxation law have traditionally been interpreted against the background of the significance of fiscal policy for national concepts of sovereignty. The EU’s actions in direct tax matters have therefore chiefly focused on...

Does fiscal decentralization improve health and educational outcomes? Does this improvement depend on the quality of governance? How do fiscal decentralization and governance interact? We answer these questions through an instrumental variable Tobit analysis of cross-country panel data. We find...

In the QoG Standard CS dataset, data from and around 2018 is included. Data from 2018 is prioritized, however, if no data is available for a country for 2018, data for 2019 is included. If no data exists for 2019, data for 2017 is included, and so on up to a maximum of +/- 3 years.In the QoG...