Economic Security, Private Investment, and Growth in Developing Countries

Author/Editor:

Helene Poirson Ward

Publication Date:

January 1, 1998

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper provides empirical support for the view that enhanced economic security fosters private investment and growth in developing countries. An analysis for 53 developing countries suggests that most aspects of economic security have improved since the mid-1980s; that private investment is mostly influenced by the risk of expropriation, the degree of civil liberty, and the degree of independence of the bureaucracy; and that economic growth is affected by the risk of expropriation and political terrorism in the short run, and by corruption and contract repudiation in the long run.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1998/004

Subject:

Corruption Crime Expenditure Financial institutions National accounts Private investment Public investment spending Return on investment Securities

English

Publication Date:

January 1, 1998

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451842012/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0041998

Pages:

31

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