Economic and Political Institutions and Development

Description

This book focuses on the role of economic and political institutions in economic development. The book offers fresh perspectives on the issues facing less-developed countries and the elements influencing their outcomes. The text includes chapters on democracy, property rights, and economic freedom, and uses diverse methodology such as case studies, spacial econometrics, and cross-country analysis. The volume features the work of prominent scholars in the area of institutional analysis such as Mohammed Akacem, Christopher Coyne, and Andrew Young as well as a number of junior scholars. This book will be useful for researchers and students interested in economic development and institutional analysis in general, in addition to individuals with a specific focus on countries or regions such as Iraq or sub-Saharan Africa. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix The Dictator’s Knowledge Problem (Charity-Joy Acchiardo)....Pages 1-20 The Economic Reconstruction of Iraq (Christopher J. Coyne, Rachel Coyne)....Pages 21-40 Foreign Intervention and Global Public Bads (Christopher J. Coyne, Matt E. Ryan)....Pages 41-59 Property Rights and Economic Development: The Case of Sub-Saharan African Countries (Julie Lohi)....Pages 61-74 Oil and Economic Development in the MENA Region: Why Institutions Matter (Mohammed Akacem)....Pages 75-90 Do Remittances Promote Financial Inclusion? (Durga P. Gautam)....Pages 91-108 The Impact of Democracy on the Transition Through the Middle Income Range (Whitney Buser, Joseph Connors)....Pages 109-118 Religion and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Unbundling Religious Institutions (Amanda Mandzik, Andrew T. Young)....Pages 119-143 Spatial Spillover Effects of Debt Relief from the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative (Joshua C. Hall, Serkan Karadas, Minh Tam Schlosky)....Pages 145-166 Reducing the Impact of Ethnic Tensions on Economic Growth: Economic or Political Institutions? (Atin Basu Choudhary, Michael Reksulak)....Pages 167-182