"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 … 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 …

itself in increased corruption, poor service delivery, weak accountability and a crisis in citizens' confidence in the state …