Institutional quality and economic growth: Maintenance of the rule of law or democratic institutions, or both?

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 648-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Butkiewicz ◽  
Halit Yanikkaya
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Democratic Institutions ◽  
The Rule Of Law

scholarly journals Economic growth and institutional quality in South East Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jelena Minović ◽  
Vesna Aleksić ◽  
Slavica Stevanović
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Growth Control ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Government Effectiveness ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
East European ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
Control Of Corruption

The paper researched the causal relationship between institutional quality measures and real gross domestic product growth (GDP) on the South East European (SEE) countries in the period 1996-2016. To achieve the aim of this research the panel techniques (the Dumitrescu-Hurlin noncausality approach) were used. The SEE suffers from very poor control of corruption, as well as significant political instability, the weak rule of law and poor government effectiveness. Our results indicate that there is unidirectional homogeneous causality between political stability and real GDP growth. Control of corruption leads to government effectiveness. The rule of law leads to control of corruption, and government effectiveness to political stability. Additionally, there is a bidirectional homogeneous causality between the rule of law and political stability. Thus, the research found some empirical evidence that stronger institutional measures cause higher economic growth.

The Rule of Law and Lawyers in Kenya

1992 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley D. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Democratic Institutions ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Government

Kenya has for many years enjoyed a reputation for political stability, democratic institutions, lack of corruption, and economic growth, unlike a number of other countries in Africa. The Government has sought to emphasise this image in order to retain and attract foreign investment and aid, and to maintain a booming tourist industry. But for some time a corrosion of the rule of law has been taking place behind the facade of legitimacy, a process so accelerated during 1990 and 1991 that many people have questioned the validity of Kenya's reputation.

scholarly journals Economic Justice and Judicial Structure

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Olalekan Moyosore Lalude ◽  
Ayodeji Fatehinse
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Economic Justice ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Economic Goods ◽  
Effective Distribution

Economic justice is the expression of the effective distribution of economic goods. This could be realized through judicial mechanisms.   Effective judicial systems are the platform on which economic justice can be actualized. There is a positive connection between economic justice and an effective judicial system, and this is usually measured by the rule of law and the level of its regard.  The paper argued that one of the established dysfunctional characteristics of developing nations is the failure of their judicial system to deliver economic justice and the inability of the state to coordinate the integrity of its institutions. This paper employed a qualitative approach in its exploration of the issues. It engaged content analysis in the processing of the arguments it advanced. The paper argued that the resolution of economic justice and other institutional considerations could help in economic growth, especially in Nigeria. The paper concluded by suggesting that judicial structure must be strengthened in order to derive the capacity needed to realize economic justice in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Does Higher Religiosity Translate into Higher Institutional Quality? Evidence From 98 Countries

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401986580
Author(s):  
Ayse Y. Evrensel ◽  
Itai Sened
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Government Effectiveness ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Regulatory Quality ◽  
Moral Standards ◽  
Corrupt Behavior ◽  
Government Benefits

This article examines whether individuals’ higher moral values stemming from higher religiosity lead to higher institutional quality at the country level. Based on the data from World Values Survey (WVS, 1980-2014) with 343,440 respondents, the results indicate that higher religiosity is associated with lower justifiability of corrupt behavior such as cheating on taxes, receiving false government benefits, and taking bribes. However, at the level of 98 countries from which the respondents in the WVS stem, higher religiosity seems to have an adverse effect on institutional quality as measured in corruption control, executive constraints, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and the rule of law. Therefore, higher religiosity and moral standards at the respondent level may not translate into higher institutional quality at the country level. We discuss possible reasons for this discrepancy.

UN Peacekeeping and the Rule of Law

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT A. BLAIR
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Un Peacekeeping ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The UN is intimately involved in efforts to restore the rule of law in conflict and postconflict settings. Yet despite the importance of the rule of law for peace, good governance, and economic growth, evidence on the impact of these efforts is scant. I develop a theory to explain when UN rule-of-law reform is likely to succeed, then test the theory using original datasets capturing the number of civilian personnel deployed to each UN mission in Africa, the number of personnel assigned specifically to rule-of-law-related tasks, and the extent and nature of actual rule-of-law-related activities in the field. The correlation between UN presence and the rule of law is weak while conflict is ongoing, but robustly positive during periods of peace. The relationship is stronger for civilian than uniformed personnel, and is strongest when UN missions engage host states in the process of reform.

scholarly journals The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance as a Justiciable Instrument

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (S1) ◽  
pp. 39-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Kioko
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Electoral Systems ◽  
Individual Rights ◽  
Democratic Institutions ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
African Charter

AbstractThe African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance requires state parties to establish and strengthen democratic institutions, the rule of law, human rights and independent electoral systems. However, the extent to which these provisions can be invoked by individuals and non-governmental organizations before a court of law is uncertain. It is also unclear whether such provisions guarantee “stand-alone” individual rights and as such whether the charter could be considered to be a human rights instrument. This article seeks to analyse whether the charter is a human rights instrument, as well as examining its justiciability in light of the decision of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in APDH v Côte d'Ivoire. The analysis highlights the court's decision affirming that the charter is a human rights instrument and that individuals and non-governmental organizations can file cases in a court of law seeking its enforcement.

Human Rights in Times of Crisis

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
Michael Georg Link
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Human Dimension ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Democratic Institutions ◽  
The Rule Of Law

The article looks at the defense and promotion of human rights – and of the osce’s broader human dimension of security – in a context of what could be called “multiple crises”, i.e., the crisis in and around Ukraine, the refugee crisis in Europe, and the threat of terrorism. While the inclination might be to address these crises with a classical “politico-military” approach, the argument here is that an approach based on ensuring the human dimension of security – human rights, the strengthening of democratic institutions and the rule of law, and promoting tolerance while combating discrimination – is just as vital if real and lasting resolutions to these crises are to be found. The article argues that, while the current crises represent dangers in relation to security in the osce area, they also represent opportunities to reaffirm the importance of the human dimension as part of the osce’s comprehensive approach to that very same security.

scholarly journals Rule of Law, Corruption Control, Governance, and Economic Growth in Managing Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Consumption in South Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10637
Author(s):  
Haider Mahmood ◽  
Muhammad Tanveer ◽  
Maham Furqan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Governance Indicators ◽  
Regulatory Quality ◽  
Nonrenewable Energy

Strong governance is vital for developing environmental policies to promote renewable energy consumption and discourage nonrenewable energy sources. The present research explores the effect of economic growth and different governance indicators on renewable and nonrenewable energy consumption in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka using data from 1996 to 2019. For this purpose, the study uses different econometric techniques to find the long-term effects of the rule of law, regulatory quality, corruption control, government effectiveness, political stability, voice and accountability, and economic growth on oil, natural gas, coal, hydroelectricity, and renewable energy consumption. The results show that economic growth has a positive impact on all investigated renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. Additionally, regulatory quality measures also increase all types of renewable and nonrenewable energy consumption. Except for natural gas, the impact of the rule of law is negative, and government effectiveness positively affects all energy sources. Control of corruption has a positive effect on natural gas consumption. Political stability has a negative effect on nonrenewable energy sources and a positive impact on renewable energy sources. The magnitudes of the effects of economic growth and most governance indicators are found to be larger on nonrenewable sources than renewable sources. The testing of the energy consumption and governance nexus is scant in global literature and is missing in South Asian literature. Hence, the study results contribute to how South Asian economies can be more sustainable in energy use by enhancing governance indicators in the economies. Particularly, the results imply that these countries should focus on improving the rule of law, corruption control, governance, regulatory quality, political stability, and economic growth to help maintain a sustainable balance of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. Moreover, this issue needs further attention in developing countries, as governance indicators would play an effective role in promoting sustainable energy.

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