Graft and corruption is considered to be one of the biggest threat to development. Several studies had shown the … tremendous impact of corruption in the economy. For a number of developing countries, a huge portion of government resources are … aims to contribute to the growing literature of understanding corruption in developing economies and creating the necessary …

We investigate the relationship between corruption and political stability, from both theoretical and empirical … between total corruption and stability. On the empirical side, we find a robust U-shaped pattern between country indices of … corruption perception and various measures of incumbent stability, including historically-observed average tenures of chief …

Stringent regulations coupled with corruption generate and sustain extra legal or informal transactions in the … developing countries. Does trade related reform discourage informal activities and corruption? This paper attempts to analyze … segment. Hence, trade reforms may have conflicting impact on informality and corruption. …

exacerbates ineciency caused by corruption. Though designed to empower the underprivileged, the fate of such credit programs … largely depends on the eciency of the credit delivery system. Corruption often erodes this eciency. Nevertheless, when a … corrupt loan ocial and a borrower interact with symmetric information, credit terms can be so designed that corruption will …

Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …

Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in … schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …

The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing rapid economic growth. Along with rising incomes, the lifestyles of the large … pressure to adjust their lifestyles that respect the Earths’ carrying capacity. As far as countries in the Asia and Pacific … the Asia-Pacific can join hands with businesses and civil society to accelerate this transition—from a consumption …

with preventing productive human capital outflows ought to be considered seriously in Asia. …