worldwide governance, and present recent empirical evidence. Focusing on defining and unbundling key governance components, such … and governance, in controlling corruption, and in improving institutional quality -- although there is clearly variance … across countries. Further, recent empirical research points to the private sector as influencing public governance, thereby …

in governance. Its significance has broadened geographically as well as across different sectors. It has been observed … existing literature on transparency in finance and governance, indicates remaining knowledge gaps, and offers some hypothesis … adequate enforcement. The last section elaborates on the concomitant link between financial markets and governance, discussing …

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 … underplaying the role of the private sector. We then challenge the notion that governance and corruption cannot be measured …