Corruption and the Political Economy of Resource-Based Development: A Comparison of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

Adjusted net savings, Asia, Corruption, Resource curse, Sub-Saharan Africa, Q01, O13,

Fighting African conflicts and crimes: which governance tools matter?

“…Thirdly, the use of recent data presents findings with more peril to trade (Abe & Wilson, 2008); environmental degradation (Smith et al, 2003;Welsch, 2004;Barbier, 2010) and; the possibility of criminal activities Azfar, 2005). updated and focused policy implications.…”

Corruption and Climate Change Policies: Do the Bad Old Days Matter?

“…Consistent with theory, the empirical literature shows that corruption has a negative effect on the stringency of environmental and energy policies, increases deforestation and air pollution, limits the access to public goods such as drinking water and sanitation, decreases natural capital, and affects Kyoto Protocol ratification (see, e.g., Fredriksson and Svensson, 2003;Damania et al, 2003;Fredriksson et al, 2004Fredriksson et al, , 2007Welsch, 2004;Barbier et al, 2005;Cole, 2007;Anbarci et al, 2009;Barbier, 2010;Leitão, 2010;Ivanova, 2011;Biswas et al, 2012). 1 Burgess et al (2012) provide evidence of short run substitution between different forms of government corruption in Indonesia, in particular illegal deforestation and oil and gas revenue sharing.…”

“…Fredriksson and Svensson (2003) and Damania et al (2004) discuss the interaction effects on environmental policy of corruption and political instability, and the latter paper in addition considers the role of the judiciary and regulatory compliance failures. Barbier et al (2005) and Barbier (2010) show how corruption distorts resource conservation. Welsch (2004) and Cole (2007) argue that while a direct effect exists of corruption on environmental regulation, we should also consider an indirect effect.…”

A Good Turn Deserves Another: Political Stability, Corruption and Corruption-Control

“…productivity (De Rosa et al, 2010) and business climate (Dzhumashev, 2009); (iv) political violence (Pellegrini & Gerlagh, 2004); (v) perilous consequences on trade (Abe & Wilson, 2008) and degradation of the environment (Smith et al, 2003;Welsch, 2004;Barbier, 2010) and (vi) solid linkages with shadow and underground economies (Friedman et al, 2000) and strong likelihood for conflicts and crimes (Azfar & Gurgur, 2004;Azfar, 2005;Asongu & KodilaTedika, 2013,2016.…”