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Fragile and conflict-affected states face daunting challenges for development. Aid has a greater importance on development in these states than in others, and therefore aid effectiveness management and delivery of aid bears serious consideration. Despite its significance, aid effectiveness is...
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Kenya has long had a reputation of being politically risky, manifested in corruption, uncertainty about policies, and …
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Which foreign direct investments are most affected by political instability? Analysis of quarterly greenfield investment flows into countries in the Middle East and North Africa from 2003 to 2012 shows that adverse political shocks are associated with significantly reduced investment inflows in...
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How corruption affects economic performance has been studied for over a decade. Yet the lack of detailed firm …-level data has limited research regarding who is carrying the real burden of corruption. This study shows that for firms in the …
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This paper discusses mechanisms of grand corruption in private sector utility provision in developing countries. By the … term "grand corruption," the authors abstract from the petty corruption that consumers experience - for example, when firms … government level involving private sector management, ownership, and provision of utility services. Corruption at that level may …
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This paper studies the relationship between gender and corruption in the health sector. It uses data collected directly … payments as an indicator of corruption, women seem at first significantly less corrupt than men as consistently suggested by … advantage of corruption opportunities as men. Female-headed facilities also are not less likely to experience informal charging …
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control of corruption, rule of law, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, political stability, and voice and …'s even more widely-known aggregate index similarly reflects perceptions not only of corruption, as intended, but of the …
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This paper examines the impact of reducing corruption and improving transparency to lower trade costs in the Asia … corruption. Results suggest that trade in the region would increase by 11 percent and global welfare would expand by $406 billion … transparency and lower levels of corruption. …
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raises accountability and lowers corruption in bank lending. …
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: large payments to gain or alter contracts and circumvent regulations are common. The impact of corruption goes beyond bribe …-and this is where the major impact of corruption is felt. Regulation of the sector is necessary, but simplicity, transparency … enforced regulation of the construction process. Where government is the client, attempts to counter corruption need to begin …
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