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This joint report by the World Bank and OECD identifies building blocks for more effective co-operation and is the …, which examined the organizational structure for investigating and prosecuting tax crime and corruption, as well as models … warranted to improve interagency cooperation, as only 55 percent of the surveyed countries require corruption investigators to …
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For almost a century, the Dominican Republic has faced considerable governance and corruption challenges. High levels … of corruption were present long time ago, and still prevail today, even if their characteristics and manifestations have … changed. Rule of law has been weak for a long time, and generally government effectiveness has not been high. By contrast, the …
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shared prosperity, which may contribute to greater peace. It reflects the four pillars of the World Bank Group Strategy for … world and makes a strong case for providing development support and assistance in these challenging environments. By setting …
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Impact investing has seen a boost in popularity during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic due to increased awareness of climate change and social challenges such as unequal access to healthcare and racial and gender inequality. In 2020, the market saw an increasing level of maturity compared to...
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This sequel to the Groundswell report includes projections and analysis of internal climate migration for three new regions: East Asia and the Pacific, North Africa, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Qualitative analyses of climate-related mobility in countries of the Mashreq and in Small...
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The Paris Agreement provides a framework for all countries - both developed and developing - to voluntarily adopt individual targets, elaborated in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs). This effectively introduces commitments on the country in the sectors covered by their NDCs....
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International efforts to avoid dangerous climate change have historically focused on reducing energy-related carbon-di-oxide (CO2) emissions from countries with the largest economies, including the EU and U.S., and/or the largest populations, such as, China and India. However, in recent years,...
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Export led growth remains a critical route out of poverty for many least developed countries (LDCs). But in a world …
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indicators are derived from a World Bank repository of harmonized household surveys. The indicators can be subsumed into four … using statistics provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO) or the World Bank's World Development Indicators …
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This paper uses Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to validate the theory of change developed for an evaluation of renewable energy strategies, identifying pathways for scaling up RE in a variety of different contexts. QCA was used to translate qualitative judgements into quantitative...
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