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Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings
World Bank - 2012
The Turkish Ministry of Justice has identified the existing system of expert witnesses as an obstacle to the efficiency and effectiveness of the judicial services. The 2009 judicial reform strategy and the judicial reform action plan call for a comparative study analyzing the experience in other...
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Vested Interests in Legal and Judicial Reform
World Bank - 2008
This report analyzes the main reasons or interests that have prevented some recent judicial and legal reforms in Honduras and Bolivia from becoming effective. It focuses on the reasons why criminal justice reforms were unable to put an end to the misuse of pre-trial detention. The report also...
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Making Brazilians Safer : Aanalyzing the Dynamics of Violent Crime
World Bank - 2013
This report analyzes the dynamics of violent crime in Brazil. What factors are driving the overall crime decline in … Brazil? Why is violent crime declining in some states while it is increasing in others? What types of interventions could … bring crime down during the past 10 years is crucial to tackling the challenges posed by the new decade. The purpose of this …
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Optimal pre-merger notification mechanisms : incentives and efficiency of mandatory and voluntary schemes
Rodríguez González, Aldo Javier - 2009
"The authors compare the two merger control systems currently employed worldwide: a mandatory system based on merger size threshold and a voluntary system with ex-post monitoring and fines. The voluntary system possesses two informational advantages: (i) the enforcement agency employs more...
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Vouchers for basic education in developing countries : a principal-agent perspective
Vawda, Ayesha - 2003
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How tax policy and incentives affect foreign direct investment : a review
Morisset, Jacques - 2000
Tax incentives neither make up for serious deficiencies in a country's investment environment nor generate the desired …
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The Juicio Ejecutivo Mercantil in the Federal District Courts of Mexico : A Study of the Uses and Users of Justice and Their Implications for Judicial Reform
World Bank - 2013
The report reviews the research conducted in Mexico's Federal District courts on the summary debt collection proceedings - Juicio Ejecutivo Mercantil (JEM) - as a result of a specific request from the Government, to study the judiciary's impact on contract enforcement, as well as because of the...
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Causes and consequences of civil strife : micro-level evidence from Uganda
Deininger, Klaus W. - 2003
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Bottlenecks in Anemia Prevention and Control in the West Bank and Gaza Strip : Assessment Report
World Bank - 2022
According to the information available and the thresholds established by World Health Organization (WHO)E, anemia is a public health problem among the most vulnerable groups in the Palestinian Territory, namely pregnant and postpartum women, children aged between 6-59 months, and adolescents...
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Uses and Users of Justice in Africa : The Case of Ethiopia's Federal Courts
World Bank - 2012
This report presents the findings of one of a series of studies sponsored by the World Bank on the 'uses and users' of courts in the regions where it participates in justice reform projects. These studies typically use aggregate statistics and random samples of cases files to analyze court...
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