Nachdem in den 1980er und 1990er Jahren Sozialpolitik in Lateinamerika vor allem von internationalen Akteuren durch die strengen Vorgaben der Strukturanpassungsprogramme (SAPs) in den Hintergrund gedrängt worden war, stehen sozialpolitische Fragen in vielen Ländern wieder auf der politischen...

The paper explores conceptually the relationship between trust and deception. The author advances five main propositions, which concern deceptive signals of trustworthiness, the suspension of uncertainty in trust, the moral implications of trusting and deceiving, the trustor's self-deception,...

This volume presents 18 recent IMF research studies on the causes and consequences of corruption, as well as how it can most effectively be combated to improve governance, increase economic growth, and reduce poverty. The authors examine how civil service wages affect corruption, the impact of...

We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants' job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of settlement. We find that there are initial downward movements along the occupational ladder, followed by improvements. As a result of restrictions in welfare eligibility since...