Political Culture and Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Islam’s democracy paradox: Muslims claim to like democracy, so why do they have so little?

“…For Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon, no Polity IV score was provided for 2004. 12 But see Rowley (2000) for doubts on the degree of democracy in this region. in the Islamic world: Muslim-majority electorates may just vote for the 'wrong' political parties.…”

“…In particular, so-called democracies in much of sub-Saharan Africa are often one party shams controlled by 'Big Men' kleptocrats. SeeRowley (2000) for several such examples.…”

An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Foreign Aid: A Panel Approach

“…This creates a property rights structure based on distributive rent seeking and not wealth generation. Rowley [1998] attempted to explain why some African countries are worse off economically today than they were before the onset of foreign aid. He suggested that many African rulers lack the entrepreneurial experience necessary for production, and the only avenue for wealth accumulation is the diversion of resources (often provided through multilateral agencies) from productive economic activity to bank accounts in foreign countries.…”

Economic and security consequences of supreme values

“…4 Willingness to gives one's life in defense of one's people and country has been considered meritorious in numerous societies. For example, the children's verse of the La Marseillaise 2 The extensive literature on economic development in sub-Saharan Africa includes Collier and Gunning (1999), Rowley (2000), and Easterly (2001). See also my overview in Hillman (2002) of Easterly (2001).…”