misleading because it mistakenly assumes that strong environmental governance is not possible for poor countries. As the authors … show in this paper, the empirical relationship between pollution and income becomes much weaker when measures of governance … vulnerability (climate and terrain factors) on air quality. The authors find that weak governance and geographic vulnerability alone …

that corruption enhances efficiency …

Aggregate indexes of the quality of governance, covering large samples of countries, are widely used in research and in … empirically the dimensionality of the Worldwide Governance Indicators. The six indexes purportedly measure distinct concepts of … control of corruption, rule of law, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, political stability, and voice and …

Governance is central to development outcomes in infrastructure, not least because corruption (a symptom of failed … - primarily at the sector level - to improve governance and reduce the development impact of corruption. The discussion covers … governance) can have significantly negative impact on returns to infrastructure investment. This conclusion holds whether …

This paper examines the conceptual and empirical basis of corruption and governance and concludes that decentralized … local governance is conducive to reduced corruption in the long run. This is because localization helps to break the … as a means to making government responsive and accountable to people can help reduce corruption and improve service …

explores the price and quantity components of the relationship between governance and service delivery using micro-level survey … data. The authors construct new measures of governance using data from users of public services from 13 government agencies … probability of being discouraged, while knowledge of mechanisms to report corruption and extent of social network increase it …

countries, such as bureaucratic corruption, may deter inward foreign direct investment and also be positively correlated with … explicitly taking into account corruption in host countries and using a firm-level data set on investment projects in 24 …

The authors study the impact of corruption in a host country on foreign investors' preference for a joint venture, or a … wholly owned subsidiary. Their simple model highlights a basic tradeoff in using local partners. On the one hand, corruption … bureaucratic maze. On the other hand, corruption decreases the effective protection of an investors' intangible assets, and reduces …

. Corruption may also weaken domestic financial supervision, with a subsequent deterioration in the quality in banks' and firms …