This report provides analytic support to the National Anti-corruption Strategy (NACS) formulation, offers lessons from … international experience on governance and anti-corruption (GAC) policy, and generally supports the Government and its development … partners to better understand the phenomenon of corruption in Mauritania. The report is structured as follows: Chapter 2 …

"An extensive literature on the relationship between decentralization (or localization) and corruption has developed in … recent years. While some authors argue that there is a positive relationship between decentralization and corruption, others … claim that decentralization in fact leads to a reduction in the level of corruption. This important policy question has not …

delivery and regulation has adverse long-term effects on households. The term "quiet corruption" is introduced to indicate … service provision) that do not involve monetary exchange. The prevalence of quiet corruption and its long-term consequences …

"This paper examines the impact of reducing corruption and improving transparency to lower trade costs in the Asia … corruption. Results suggest that trade in the region would increase by 11 percent and global welfare would expand by …