Global Economy and Development

The Late Zambian President Fredrick Chiluba: A Legacy of Failed Democratic Transition

June 24, 2011, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Nelipher Moyo

The Paradox of Financial Safe Havens for African Dictators

May 17, 2011, Nelipher Moyo and Olumide Taiwo

Can Brazil's Electoral System Learn from South Africa's Mistakes?

April 6, 2011, Marcus Andre Melo and Carlos Pereira

Insecurity, Health and Well-Being: An Initial Exploration Based on Happiness Surveys

March 23, 2011, Juan Camilo Chaparro and Carol Graham

Nationalization of the Zimbabwe Mining Sector: Another Blunder by the Mugabe Regime?

March 21, 2011, John Mutenyo and Brandon Routman

@ Brookings Podcast: Corrupt Governance and Middle East Unrest

March 4, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann

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Tunisia, Egypt and Beyond: Fewer Predictions, More Data and Aid Reform Needed

February 2, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann, Selsah Pasali and Veronika Penciakova

Foresight Africa: The Continent’s Greatest Challenges and Opportunities for 2011

January 11, 2011

Clean Slate Law: Raising Accountability in Brazil

December 22, 2010, Carlos Pereira and Matthew Taylor

The International Criminal Court: A Time of Reckoning for Kenya and Africa

December 17, 2010, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Colombia: Defeating FARC’s Narcoterrorism

September 27, 2010, Mauricio Cárdenas and Pablo Villar

Adaptation amidst Prosperity and Adversity: Insights from Happiness Studies from Around the World

July 2010, Carol Graham

Blowing the Vuvuzela on FIFA’s Governance Challenges: Reforms for Development

July 9, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann and Veronika Penciakova

African Land Grabbing: Whose Interests Are Served?

June 25, 2010, Ernest Aryeetey and Zenia Lewis

Around the Halls: Vice President Biden Visits Africa

June 7, 2010, Emmanuel Asmah, John Mutenyo, John Page, Ezra Suruma and Olumide Taiwo

President Calderón's Last Opportunity

May 20, 2010, Mauricio Cárdenas

Around the Halls: Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s Visit to the United States

May 14, 2010, Kevin Casas-Zamora, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Diana Villiers Negroponte, Andrés Rozental and José Tessada

Does Bribing 'Pay' for Corporations?

May 10, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann

Can Corruption Adversely Affect Public Finances in Industrialized Countries?

April 19, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann

Breaking the Cycle of Crime and Corruption?

April 14, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann

Transparent Aid for Haiti's Reconstruction: Capture Matters

March 30, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann

What Happens in Cancun Shouldn't Stay in Cancun: Toward Transparency at the Inter-American Development Bank

March 19, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann

Natural Disasters, National Diligence: The Chilean Earthquake in Perspective

March 5, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann and José Tessada

National Disasters Teach Unorthodox Lessons on Governance

March 2, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann

Guns and Death from Massachusetts to Alabama: Misrule of Law?

February 17, 2010, Daniel Kaufmann