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shows that they have a negative effect on the bribes paid to corrupt tax officials. More corruption decreases compliance …
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The paper written from a governance perspective takes the position that a useful governance perspective must be informed by the socio-economic-cultural milieu and in the specific Indian context must sit on a tripod of ‘political reality’, ‘state of decentralization’ and ‘basic economic...
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The purpose of this note is to provide guidance to Bank staff on the sources of evidence available to inform the assessment of the governance rating and thereby reduce the scope for subjectivity of the annual CPA exercise. It is designed in particular for Country Economists responsible for the...
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This paper explores the relevance of soft budget constraints (SBC) to development studies by examining the parastatal sector. The political ingredient of the SBC is discussed by focusing on two examples: 1) religious and military foundations in Iran; and 2) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It...
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The local economical development is part of the general logic for the decentralization process, offering substance to the local autonomy, because we can’t assure at local level only the obligation for the assurance of administrative activities, keeping at the same time the economic levers in...
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This paper deals with a developing concept, that of public sector reform, and explores it within the boundaries of e-administration practices. International competition and internal raising expectations have lead governments across the world to reconfigure their relationships with the...
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Central and Eastern Europe has known in the last 20 years profound changes. The shift from a dictatorial system to a democratic system forced the states from this area to adopt structural measures for all public institutions. In this context, the institution of “civil servant” could not...
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The control is one of the factors that can contribute to the success of any organization. In this paper, research for one of the most important control types is presented: the management and evaluation of the local public policies. The research determines citizen satisfaction with local services...
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This paper discusses the problems and issues on the political failures in Bangladesh as well as identifies some possible solutions. The approach here is analytical mostly reviewing current news, reports and other related materials. A comparative study is also done between the present and...
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with anti-corruption regulations) can greatly contribute to the wider anti-corruption literature. Internal audit techniques … can overcome the weaknesses of the four predominant approaches to evaluating anti-corruption regulatory performance – the … manuals and handbooks approach. This paper discusses a compliance audit of anti-corruption regulations in an anti-corruption …
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