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A Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) was undertaken to assess the returns to land management practices of major land use types, namely forests, rangelands, and selected crops (rice, maize, cotton, and millet). Also the public expenditure on SLM was reviewed and an assessment carried out how the...
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In the past decade, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has worked to strengthen economic governance and combat corruption … employment, regulation of the private sector, and the work of anti-corruption institutions, reforms are underway but have not …, public service delivery, and corruption. Studies show a direct correlation between weak governance systems and the quality of …
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itself in increased corruption, poor service delivery, weak accountability and a crisis in citizens' confidence in the state …
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-to continue to operate, and indeed flourish in this new environment. It is in this context the problem of corruption in Indonesia … of accountability, and corruption in Indonesia. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, and related political upheaval … assessments, and reviews on some of the main areas where corruption breeds: public expenditure and financial management systems …
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have shown that firm entry, growth and productivity are impeded by corruption and overly burdensome regulation. Most of … to Russia (e.g. Yakovlev and Zhuravskaya, 2007). Cross-regional variation in corruption and regulatory burden in Russia … (NGO) and academic communities who are interested in regulatory reform, corruption, and related aspects of the business …
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The corruption that often captures newspaper headlines and provokes worldwide public disapproval is dominated by loud … 'big-time corruption,' notably administrative and political corruption at the highest government levels. In response to … this notoriety, the bulk of anti-corruption measures have been tailored to address this type of corruption. However, recent …
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corruption indicators world-wide (World Bank Institute 2006), Tanzanian stands out among those nations as having made significant … progress towards improving accountability and reducing economic leakages. Anti-corruption legislation was drafted for …
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The war against corruption in the Philippines has taken a fresh turn with the inauguration of President Gloria … Macapagal-Arroyo on January 20, 2001, and the subsequent installation of the new government. Addressing corruption was one of … corruption was felt more widely and urgently. This need for concrete and visible actions to combat corruption still exists, maybe …
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Corruption is bad for development. Leaving aside the morality of bribe taking, influence peddling, embezzlement, and … other abuses of power for personal or narrow group gain, corruption impedes investment and growth and exacerbates poverty … to larger collective ends includes the laws that form the core of norms and institutions. Corruption can never be …
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This report discusses the contours of a possible strategic direction, the necessary basic institutional set up for implementation, and key reform policy options to be tackled in order to complete the foundations of the decentralization reform initiated in 2001. Croatia is still a highly...
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