This paper focuses on the relationship between political instability, policy–making and
macroeconomic outcomes. The theoretical section explores various models that explain the …

The relatively recent increase in empirical work on the relationship between governance
and economic performance has come about largely as a result of the development of a …

Renewable energy appears to be the most optimal alternative to fossil fuel and the widely
accepted pathway towards the mitigation of climate change. However, the costs of adopting …

This paper investigates how political instability affects the development of renewable energy
innovation (REI) through empirical analysis of cross-country data from 60 countries over the …

Explaining cross-country differences in growth rates requires not only an understanding of
the link between growth and public policies, but also an understanding of why countries …

This study aims to determine whether the effect of income inequality on economic growth is
realised through transmission channels theoretically expressed. This relationship is …

This paper studies the effect of political stability on economic growth by taking 120
develo** countries over the period of 1996–2014. We apply relatively advanced dynamic …

Described here is a new data set including all successful coups d'état (80), failed coup
attempts (108) and reported coup plots (139) for all 48 independent sub-Saharan African …

In the words of Mansell Prothero, migration movements 'have been a feature of Africa in the
past and are one of its most important demographical features at the present day'(Anarfi …

This chapter presents forecasts for the emergence of large-scale political and demographic
collapses and for the economic growth of some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …