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Three Gorges Dam: A Model of the Past
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2012
final height in 2010, but many of its impacts are only now becoming apparent. China will deal with the project’s legacy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133239
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Games the State Plays: A Follow-up Report on the Violations of Workers’ Rights in Commonwealth Games Related Construction Sites
People's Union for Democratic Rights PUDR - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Commonwealth Games have been an eye opener in several ways. Behind the glitz of fancy stadiums, hotels, and apartments, lies the murky and sensitive death knell of a large majority of people whose livelihoods and habitats are at stake and who have become cheap pawns in the Commonwealth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323718
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Corruption and Local Governance: Evidence from Karnataka
Vijayalakshmi, V. - eSocialSciences - 2006
The paper examines corruption in the institutions of local government in Karnataka, using a Logit model. One of the … corruption in the utilization of public funds. Evidence from Karnataka shows that while institutions of local governance provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528183
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Improving Delivery of Programmes Through Administrative Reforms
Saxena, Naresh C. - eSocialSciences - 2007
countervailing forces in society develop confidence and autonomy to oppose inefficiency and corruption in government. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528269
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Perils of the Drug Trade: Implications and Challenges of Central Asia’s “Northern Routeâ€
Lundin, Lars-Erik; Kaathoven, Kirsten van - eSocialSciences - 2013
Asia. Exacerbated by weak border management, corruption, and lack of income-generating alternatives, the “Northern Routeâ … corruption, engaging in human rights dialogues, as well as promoting more effective international cooperation—in particular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133147
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An Economic Investigation of Corruption and Electricity Theft
Jamil, Faisal; Ahmad, Eatzaz - eSocialSciences - 2013
Theft and corruption are common in electricity distribution systems worldwide. Electricity theft is analysed in the … framework of an individual’s choice under uncertainty and through a three-layered principal-agent-client model of corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133204
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Dishonesty and Selection into Public Service
Hanna, Rema; Wang, Shing-Yi - eSocialSciences - 2013
corruption. Students who demonstrate lower levels of prosocial preferences in the laboratory games are also more likely to prefer … corruption do not systematically predict job preferences. [BREAD Working Paper No. 404]. …
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Does Economic Growth Reduce Corruption? Theory and Evidence from Vietnam
Bai, Jie; Jayachandran, Seema - eSocialSciences - 2013
Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross …-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. The analysis uses survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945209
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Political Clientelism and Capture: Theory and Evidence from West Bengal, India
Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013
There are relatively few theoretical models or empirical analyses of clientelism which analyse the sources and consequences of clientelism. Data from household surveys in rural West Bengal are used to analyse the political clientelism. [BREAD working paper no. 369]....
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Corruption Perceptions Index 2012
eSocialSciences; Transparency International TI - 2012
The Corruption Perceptions Index is constructed by the Transparency International. The Corruption Perceptions Index … measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption in countries worldwide. Based on expert opinion, countries are scored …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945396