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Deterring Kickbacks and Encouraging Entry in Public Procurement Markets : Evidence from Firm Surveys in 88 Developing Countries

Biletska, Nataliya; Kacker, Kanishka; Knack, Stephen F. - 2017

There is relatively little systematic evidence on the links between procurement systems and outcomes such as competition and corruption levels. This paper adds to the evidence base, using data on almost 34,000 firms from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, in 88 countries that also have...

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Governance Indicators : Where Are We, Where Should We Be Going?

Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart - 2012

Scholars, policymakers, aid donors, and aid recipients acknowledge the importance of good governance for development. This understanding has spurred an intense interest in more refined, nuanced, and policy-relevant indicators of governance. In this paper we review progress to date in the area of...

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Strengthening Local Government Budgeting and Accountability

Schaeffer, Michael; Yılmaz, Serdar - 2012

In many developing and middle-income countries, decentralization reforms are promoting changes in governance structures that are reshaping the relationship between local governments and citizens. The success of these decentralization reforms depends on the existence of sound public financial...

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Business Practices in Small Firms in Developing Countries

McKenzie, David J.; Woodruff, Christopher - 2015

in Bangladesh, Chile, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. This paper shows that variation in business practices …

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Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries

Bhargava, Alok - 2014

future supply of skilled labor and economic growth. Evidence on these issues from countries such as Bangladesh, India, Kenya …

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Unraveling a Secret : Vietnam's Outstanding Performance on the PISA Test

Parandekar, Suhas D.; Sedmik, Elisabeth K. - 2016

This paper seeks to find an empirical explanation of Vietnam's outstanding performance on the Programme for … the unique exception of Vietnam, are typically clustered at the lower end of the range of the Programme for International … student Assessment scores. The paper compares Vietnam's performance with that of a set of seven developing countries from the …

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How "Natural" are Natural Monopolies in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector? Case Studies from Developing and Transition Economies

Nauges, C??line; Berg, Caroline H. van den - 2012

economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic … find evidence of economies of scale in Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam, implying the existence of a natural monopoly. In … customer density in Moldova and Vietnam. The results of this study show that the cost structure of the water and wastewater …

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