Corruption and mismanagement of public resources can affect the quality of government services and undermine growth … significant information about where corruption and mismanagement is worse. We show evidence that the impacts come in part from … government-led, large-scale social accountability programs can strengthen communities’ ability to address corruption and …

study of informal audits and text messages to parents, meant to curb corruption in the School Meals Program of Colombia …

study of informal audits and text messages to parents, meant to curb corruption in the School Meals Program of Colombia …

While there is substantial corruption in developing countries, the costs imposed by corruption on individuals and … households are little understood. This study examines the relationship between exposure to local corruption and mental health, as …-to-day petty corruption is positively associated with psychological distress. Our results are robust to a variety of specification …

Corruption has challenged the legitimacy of political institutions that exist today and has led to political unrest in … corruption in Kenya. This paper delves into corruption and its effect on the economy and the evolution of anti-corruption …

Corruption is usually viewed as an impediment to investment and growth. However, China's experience suggests that the … development. But since the start of a far-reaching anti-corruption war, they have stopped doing their job and as a consequence …, investment is delayed and the economy takes a hit. This paper examines the relationship between corruption and public …

A number of popular notions and outright myths on governance and corruption are addressed in this chapter. We … distinguish clearly between governance and anti-corruption, while probing the links between both notions. In so doing we challenge … the conventional definition of corruption as being too narrow, legalistic and unduly focused on the public sector, while …

"corruption". Such analytical distinction helps us in understanding how redistributive politics can adversely affect the quality … associated with a higher degree of corruption but somewhat lower magnitude of "redistributive politics". We build up a political … choice model where corruption and redistribution are treated as substitutes in the political strategy space. Our paper is …