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Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross …-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. The analysis uses survey …
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Engaging and strengthening the ICDS and Health programs of the government was a major approach of the two component … effectiveness at scale. This paper describes how the INHP learnt and evolved in its strategies in engaging existing public health …
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The paper examines corruption in the institutions of local government in Karnataka, using a Logit model. One of the … corruption in the utilization of public funds. Evidence from Karnataka shows that while institutions of local governance provide …
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countervailing forces in society develop confidence and autonomy to oppose inefficiency and corruption in government. …
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Asia. Exacerbated by weak border management, corruption, and lack of income-generating alternatives, the “Northern Routeâ … community based on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, as well as posing attendant health risks. International efforts … corruption, engaging in human rights dialogues, as well as promoting more effective international cooperation—in particular …
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Theft and corruption are common in electricity distribution systems worldwide. Electricity theft is analysed in the … framework of an individual’s choice under uncertainty and through a three-layered principal-agent-client model of corruption …
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The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is the world’s largest and most controversial hydropower project. The 600 kilometer-long reservoir has displaced 1.3 million people and is wreaking havoc with the environment. The reservoir reached its final height in 2010, but many of its impacts...
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corruption. Students who demonstrate lower levels of prosocial preferences in the laboratory games are also more likely to prefer … corruption do not systematically predict job preferences. [BREAD Working Paper No. 404]. …
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There are relatively few theoretical models or empirical analyses of clientelism which analyse the sources and consequences of clientelism. Data from household surveys in rural West Bengal are used to analyse the political clientelism. [BREAD working paper no. 369]....
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The Corruption Perceptions Index is constructed by the Transparency International. The Corruption Perceptions Index … measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption in countries worldwide. Based on expert opinion, countries are scored …
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