@workingpaper{Asongu2013bw,
title = {Fighting African Conflicts and Crimes: Which Governance Tools Matter?},
author = {Oasis Kodila-Tedika Simplice A. Asongu},
editor = {African 2013 Governance and Development Institute WP/13/007},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Fighting-African-Conflicts-and-Crime.-Which-Governance-Tools-Matter.pdf},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
abstract = {Crimes and conflicts are seriously undermining African development. This article
assesses the best governance tools in the fight against the scourges. The following findings are
established. (1) Democracy, autocracy and voice & accountability have no significant
negative correlations with crime. (2) The increasing relevance of government quality in the
fight is as follows: regulation quality, government effectiveness, political stability, rule of law
and corruption-control. (3) Corruption-control is the most effective mechanism in fighting
crime (conflicts). The findings are significantly strong when controlling for age dependency,
number of police (and security) officers, per capita economic prosperity, educational level and
population density. Justifications for the edge of corruption-control (as the most effective
governance tool) and policy implications are discussed.},
keywords = {Security; Governance; Conflicts; Crime; Africa},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {workingpaper}
}