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Newsletter, Riccardo Pelizzo
Newsletter, Riccardo Pelizzo
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first issue of the African Politics and Policy Newsletter
Governance, Business Environment, And Foreign Direct Investments, Riccardo Pelizzo, Omer F. Baris
Governance, Business Environment, And Foreign Direct Investments, Riccardo Pelizzo, Omer F. Baris
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In this paper we investigate the relationship between the quality of governance, the business environment and foreign direct investments. Looking at 49 countries in Africa, we present evidence supporting the claim that the quality of governance does affect the stability of policies and the quality of the business environment. However, our data analysis also reveals that neither the quality of governance nor the quality of the business environment have any impact, at least in Sub-Saharan Africa on the level of FDI.
Corruption: Causes And Consequences, Riccardo Pelizzo
Corruption: Causes And Consequences, Riccardo Pelizzo
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The paper provides an overview of the causes, the consequences and the measures of corruption.
Appraisal Of Nigeria's Pac In Global Perspective, Riccardo Pelizzo, Aminu Umar
Appraisal Of Nigeria's Pac In Global Perspective, Riccardo Pelizzo, Aminu Umar
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This article investigates the public accounts committees from Nigeria in comparative perspective
A Short Note On Political Risk, Riccardo Pelizzo
A Short Note On Political Risk, Riccardo Pelizzo
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this note reviews why political risk and political risk assessment matter and what have been some of the models devised for assessing macro and micro level risk
Report On The Public Account Commmittee In South Sudan, Riccardo Pelizzo
Report On The Public Account Commmittee In South Sudan, Riccardo Pelizzo
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this reports drafted on the basis of original data collected by the Author provides some key findings on the organization, structure, mandate, and activities performed by the Public Account Committee from South Sudan
Public Accounts Committees In The Pacific Region, Riccardo Pelizzo
Public Accounts Committees In The Pacific Region, Riccardo Pelizzo
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No abstract provided.
Free And Fair Elections, Riccardo Pelizzo
Free And Fair Elections, Riccardo Pelizzo
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This chapter argues that the freedom and the fairness of elections are threatened by old and new (and emerging) threats. In fact, the freedom and the fairness of elections are threatened not only by political violence, intimidation and electoral fraud which can be regarded as the ‘old’ or ‘traditional’ threats, but they are also threatened by the absence of plural sources of independent information, conflict of interests and , above all, corruption