Civil liberties, democracy, and the performance of government projects (English)

This article uses a cross-national data set on the performance of government investment projects financed by the World Bank to examine the link between government efficacy and governance. It demonstrates a strong empirical link between civil liberties and the performance of government projects. Even after controlling for other determinants of performance, countries with the strongest civil liberties have projects with an economic rate of return 8...

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Isham,Jonathan T.;

Kaufmann,Daniel;

Pritchett,Lant Hayward;
Document Date
1997/05/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
77244
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2013/05/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Civil liberties, democracy, and the performance of government projects
Keywords
civil liberty

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Isham,Jonathan T.; Kaufmann,Daniel; Pritchett,Lant Hayward.

Civil liberties, democracy, and the performance of government projects (English). Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/330321468327562718

Civil liberties, democracy, and the performance of government projects (English)

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