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...