...Mark Kunawotor; Godson Ahiabor; Eric Yobo Purpose Most African countries operate large government sizes but with little corresponding economic outcomes. Institutional economics however, show that strong institution is fundamental in promoting economic growth. This study examines the linkages...

..., the inspiration for this study emanated not only from a lack of studies examining the nonlinear effect of government size on economic growth in African emerging economies, but more generally from the fact that this relationship may differ from the one that exists in developed economies due to the difference...