"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 … the government level involving private sector management, ownership, and provision of utility services. Corruption at that …

"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 …

"This paper assesses corruption levels and trends among countries in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and …. Data from firm surveys tend to show improvement in most types of administrative corruption, but little change in "state … capture" in the region. Broader, subjective corruption indicators tend to show somewhat greater improvement in ECA than in non …

"This paper examines the conceptual and empirical basis of corruption and governance and concludes that decentralized … local governance is conducive to reduced corruption in the long run. This is because localization helps to break the … as a means to making government responsive and accountable to people can help reduce corruption and improve service …

during crisis than in externally less dependent industries in countries with higher levels of corruption. He finds the … array of robustness checks, including using different indices of corruption, different controls, and robust estimation …

"An extensive literature on the relationship between decentralization (or localization) and corruption has developed in … recent years. While some authors argue that there is a positive relationship between decentralization and corruption, others … claim that decentralization in fact leads to a reduction in the level of corruption. This important policy question has not …