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transparency measures is presented. The chapter then concludes with a call for a global compact on governance and anti …A number of popular notions and outright myths on governance and corruption are addressed in this chapter. We … distinguish clearly between governance and anti-corruption, while probing the links between both notions. In so doing we challenge …
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institutions and governance to provide citizen security, justice and jobs is crucial to break cycles of violence while stimulating …
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towards democratization and economic prosperity. Western donors took Togo as model to test their approach of political … linkage between democratization and economic performance in Western Africa are challenged because of lack of viable data. It … is open to question, whether Togo’s expected economic consolidation and growth will be due to democratization of its …
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Backed by peaceful but undemocratic presidential (2010) and legislative (July 2013) elections the Gnassingbé regime consolidated its power. In view of the absolute majority of the ruling party, its inclination for meaningful constitutional and electoral reforms, as demanded by the opposition...
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By the multilevel governance concept we can see the European Union as a political system with interconnected … institutions that exist at multiple levels with unique policy features. The White Paper on Multilevel Governance reflects the … determination to "Build Europe in partnership" and sets two main strategic objectives: encouraging participation in the European …
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finance framework, with a specific focus on the transparency of price conditions. We interviewed a sample of 299 consumers … transparency, each series of loans was presented with three different sets of information, with an increasing level of detail. The …
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This paper applies nonparametric estimators to examine countries’ carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and governance … the considered relationship are analyzed. Six governance measures are included in our analysis (Voice and Accountability …) as have been defined in World Governance Indicators from the World Bank. The empirical findings reveal a nonmonotonic …
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institutional strenthening (governance) as an aspect for enhancing the effectiveness of monetary policy. …
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This paper aims to shed light on the concept of corporate governance for the Islamic endowment, or "governance of … Islamic Waqf". There is no doubt that the governance of the Islamic endowment are now occupies great importance, especially in … subject of governance of Islamic Waqf increasing importance to control this role and evaluation performance of endowment to …
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This paper argues that whether genetic modification of crops is seen as radically different or simply a further step of ‘traditional’ breeding techniques affects the perception of the associated benefits and risks of their commercialisation and the wider context scrutinised to assess...
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