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Human development and governance in Africa: do good fences make good neighbours?

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  • Simplice A. Asongu

    (Yaounde, Cameroon)

  • Samba Diop

    (Alioune Diop University, Bambey, Senegal)

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In this paper, we revisit the relationship between governance and human development in Africa during the period 2010-2019 taking into account the existence of spatial dependence and controlling the endogeneity problem through a Generalized Spatial Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS). The exploratory spatial data analysis reveals the existence of spatial dependence of human development and governance quality. Our empirical findings support that in Africa, “good fences make good neighbours†or proximity matters in the distribution of human development. Implications are discussed.

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  • Simplice A. Asongu & Samba Diop, 2021. "Human development and governance in Africa: do good fences make good neighbours?," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 21/051, African Governance and Development Institute..
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    Keywords

    Governance; human development; Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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