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 …

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 …

implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). To facilitate the review of Party States (Dominican …

essential. "--World Bank web site …

There has been growing interest from stakeholders around the world in recent years in how to build momentum for private … field for guidance based on international best practice. In 2004-2005, responding to this demand, the World Bank, Department …

Education Global Practice at the World Bank on the role of law to end child marriage. The discussions took place within the … context of a global study being conducted by the World Bank and the International Center for Research on Women on the economic … World Bank decided to update and upgrade the first edition of the Compendium. The EWBL aims to advance gender equality …