Resources and Incentives to Reform : A Model and Some Evidence on Sub-Saharan African Countries /

The paper models the incentives for a self-interested government to implement "good policies". While good policies lead to investment and growth, they reduce the government's ability to increase supporters' consumption. The model predicts that resource abundance is conductive to...

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Auteur principal: De Blasio, Guido
Autres auteurs: Dalmazzo, A.
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/086
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF