poorer development outcomes. However, systematic cross-country evidence on the deleterious effects of clientelism on … development outcomes is lacking. In this paper we examine the relationship between political clientelism, public goods provision …, and governance quality using cross-country panel data for 161 countries for the period 1900-2017. We distinguish between …

Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … state to establish and implement policies reflecting good governance; for example, a government that is accountable and …

development as well as public service provision. However, it is also vulnerable to capture and corruption. This publication …

assessing four crucial factors: governance, prevention, detection, and prosecution and recovery. In its analysis, it draws on … good international practices as well as OECD instruments and tools in 15 policy areas: regulatory governance, competition … policy, public financial management, development co-operation, public sector integrity, public procurement, tax …