For many small and mid-sized employers, engaging in local politics often begins and ends with a handshake, a photo or a campaign sign planted on the business lawn. For some, it feels like the pinnacle ...

January Publications Robert H. Bates is Eaton Professor of the Science of Government and fellow of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. In Prosperity and Violence: The ...

The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Winter 2022), pp. 101-124 (24 pages) This article studies the role of political distortions in driving economic growth and development in Africa.

This empirical study, based on the World Bank's data on good governance index and merchandise export, finds that there is positive relationship between good governance and merchandise trade. Taking ...