"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 … as a means to making government responsive and accountable to people can help reduce corruption and improve service …

In the past decade, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has worked to strengthen economic governance and combat corruption …, public service delivery, and corruption. Studies show a direct correlation between weak governance systems and the quality of … public service delivery. Weak governance systems, in turn, provide an opportunity for corruption. The report does not attempt …

There is a growing consensus among development practitioners about the importance of governance to poverty reduction … and economic growth, although there remains disagreement about the direction of causality. Poor governance manifests … itself in increased corruption, poor service delivery, weak accountability and a crisis in citizens' confidence in the state …

's development policy agenda, with the main focus on governance, growth, and poverty alleviation. The report consists of three parts … governance, and improved social capital, and physical infrastructure; diversification of the economic base into high …