Corruption is the main reason why resource-rich countries perform badly in economic terms. Corruption in resource-rich countries takes two main forms, ...

My doctoral research explores the role of government-backed militias in the security and political dynamics of three provincial settings (Wardak, Baghlan ...

Transparency is an important tool for good governance, helping to expose abusive practices including fraud, patronage, corruption, and other abuses of ...

Angola is the world’s second most concentrated country in terms of exports. Furthermore, concentration has increased during recent years. Angola ...

Political economy models of the resource curse: Implications for policy and research Ivar Kolstad a

What can explain the varied effectiveness of internationally led attempts at statebuilding? This article seeks to answer this question by comparing the ...

African electorates are expected to use non-evaluative rationales, like patronage and ethnicity, when casting their vote. In famine-struck countries like ...

The political economies of many developing countries are characterised by varying degrees of patronage and state capture, a reality that has far-reaching ...

The report explores factors that explain the observed patterns of corruption within the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and the Uganda Revenue Authority ...

This paper examines recent experiences from sub-Saharan Africa in combating corruption in customs. It argues that integrity reforms have been too focused ...

This paper examines recent experiences from sub-Saharan Africa in combating corruption in customs. It argues that integrity reforms have been too focused ...

The UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is arguably the most advanced and most global anti-corruption treaty. Its topical and geographic scope raises questions of adaptability. U4 coordinator Hannes Hechler presents a political economy analysis of UNCAC and its implementation processes.

Nigeria has experienced military coups, a civil war and very poor economic development, and its population is more impoverished today than at independence. ...

What are the main implications for the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies and practices of recent evidence regarding corruption and private, state-backed ...

This project is a policy-oriented study on the political economy of Nigeria, describing the process of elite formation and exploring the ...

Two types of models are dominant in the current resource curse literature. One type of model studies the selection of entrepreneurs into rent-seeking ...

Power and influence analysis can be used to assess corruption vulnerabilities in the public sector. This approach helps identify powerful stakeholders ...

The Afghan conflict is driven by the impact and behaviour of international troops as well as the illegitimacy of the Afghan government.

This article addresses the relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government in Malawi during the multi-party era from 1994 until ...

Corruption and illegal trafficking endanger the world’s biodiversity