... the associations and (3) whether the associations are significantly affected by resource dependence. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates the effects of SCR changes on democracy in 22 SSA countries over the period of 2000–2020 VEC Granger causality/block exogeneity Wald tests, and impulse...

...Sean Gossel Purpose This paper investigates whether democracy plays a mediating role in the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis is conducted using fixed effects and system GMM...

... phenomenally because of the decaying of its oil‐exploration equipment, as they could not be refurbished because of the import ban under UN sanctions: Political economy Conflict War Democracy Iraq America came to Iraq to overthrow a tyrant and build a new state and a new society, in the process...