Do public works programmes have sustained impacts in LMICs?

Edmund Malesky and Viktoria Zlomanova discuss Vietnam’s new growth model, which “uses centralized political authority to support private-sector expansion, technological improvement, and integration into global markets.”...

Edmund Malesky discusses Việt Nam’s preparation for the elections of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels as well as the importance of the importance of the elections to the National Assembly’s history.

Research co-authored by Edmund Malesky and published by International Organization finds President Trump’s executive order to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) disproportionally benefited tainted publicly traded multinationals.