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Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Although this international integration presents considerable opportunities for developing countries, it also contains significant risks. Associated with...
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discusses the factors which can facilitate the development of accountability and participatory governance mechanisms. Lessons … approach from the point of view of participation and accountability. For some 50 countries adopting the approach since 1999, it … impact of participatory governance on policymaking, while emerging, is still a work in progress. The paper concludes with …
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"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 … accountability to citizens by involving citizens in monitoring government performance and demanding corrective actions. Localization …
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industrial and developing countries differently in some cases. The authors also find that governance plays an important role as …
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"This paper identifies systematic performance differences between younger and older democracies: younger democracies are more corrupt; exhibit less rule of law, lower levels of bureaucratic quality, and lower secondary school enrollments; and spend more on public investment and government...
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