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

By Guido De Blasio, A. Dalmazzo

June 1, 2001

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Guido De Blasio, and A. Dalmazzo Resources and Incentives to Reform: A Model and Some Evidence on Sub-Saharan African Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed October 12, 2024
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Summary

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 poor policies and, consequently, to low investment. The implications of the model are broadly supported by evidence on sub-Saharan African countries. In particular, countries that are rich in natural resources tend to have lower institutional quality and worse macroeconomic and trade policies.

Subject: Environment, Expenditure, Foreign aid, Infrastructure, National accounts, Natural resources, Private investment, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Tax incentives

Keywords: Autocracy, B. government benevolence, Elitist government, Governance quality, Incumbent government, Infrastructure, Investment, Mover accent, Natural resources, Private investment, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Reforms, Ruling elite, Sub-Saharan Africa, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    43

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2001/086

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0862001

  • ISBN:

    9781451850888

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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