scholarly journals Growth of African Economies: Productivity, Policy Syndromes and the Importance of Institutions

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Fosu
Keyword(s):  
Policy Syndromes

America's Departments of State: Irregular and Regular Syndromes of Policy Making

1981 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 911-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert A. Rockman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Modal Characteristics ◽  
Policy Syndromes ◽  
General Explanation

This article (1) sketches a general explanation for the growth of coordinative machinery and of irregular personnel in modern governments; (2) identifies both general and specific reasons for this phenomenon in the United States with special reference to foreign policy making; (3) identifies within the American foreign policy-making context the modal characteristics of irregular and regular syndromes of policy making, and the conjunction between personnel and institutional base; (4) traces the implications arising from these different policy syndromes; and (5) evaluates some proposals for improving the coherence and knowledge base of American foreign policy making. The problems of defining foreign policy authority, assuring an integrated perspective, and effectively using specialized expertise are best seen in terms of the larger problem of governance in Washington against which all proposals for reform must be abraded.

scholarly journals Quality of Growth Empirics: Comparative gaps, benchmarking and policy syndromes

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 861-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simplice A. Asongu ◽  
Jacinta C. Nwachukwu
Keyword(s):  
Growth Empirics ◽  
Policy Syndromes

Equitable and Sustainable Development of Foreign Land Acquisitions

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Simplice A. Asongu ◽  
Christian L. Nguena
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Land Grab ◽  
Land Acquisitions ◽  
Foreign Land ◽  
Policy Syndromes ◽  
Agricultural Investments

Large-scale agricultural land acquisitions have been covered substantially in recent literature. Despite the wealth of theoretical and empirical studies on this subject, there is no study that has reviewed existing literature in light of concerns over sustainable and equitable management. This chapter fills the gap by analyzing and synthesizing available literature to put some structure on existing knowledge. The chapter makes a threefold contribution to the literature. First, it takes stock of what we know so far about the determinants of land grab. Second, it presents a picture of sustainable and equitable development of foreign land acquisitions. Third, policy syndromes are examined and policy implications discussed. Based on the accounts, the issues are not about whether agricultural investments are needed but about how they can be sustainably and equitably managed to make positive contributions to food security and domestic development.

scholarly journals The role of inclusive development and military expenditure in modulating the effect of terrorism on governance

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simplice Asongu ◽  
Jacinta Nwachukwu ◽  
Sara le Roux
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Military Expenditure ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Transnational Terrorism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Governance Indicators ◽  
Generalised Method Of Moments ◽  
Policy Syndromes

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of inclusive human development and military expenditure in modulating the effect of terrorism on governance. Design/methodology/approach It is based on 53 African countries for the period 1998–2012 and interactive generalised method of moments is employed. Six governance indicators from the World Bank and two terrorism variables are used, namely, domestic and transnational terrorism dynamics. Findings The following main findings are established. There is a negative net effect on governance (regulation quality and corruption-control) when inclusive human development is used to reduce terrorism. There is a positive net impact on governance (voice and accountability and rule of law) when military expenditure is used to reduce domestic terrorism. Originality/value The authors have complemented the sparse literature on the use of policy variables to mitigate the effect of policy syndromes on macroeconomic outcomes.

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