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Governance Institutions and Development
Dixit, Avinash K - eSocialSciences - 2007
The problem of corruption has become very important in recent thinking on development policy. But corruption is only a … part of the more general issue of economic governance, and of more general policy questions concerning the design and … reform of institutions of governance. [Second P. R. Brahmananda Memorial Lecture]. …
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Decent Work and the Informal Economy
Trebilcock, Anne - eSocialSciences - 2010
The ILO was founded for social justice, a mandate expressed today in terms of decent work as a global goal, for all who work, whether in formal or informal contexts. In June 2002, the delegates to the International Labour Conference from governments, workers’ and employers’...
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Analyzing Corruption Possibilities in the Gaze of the Media
Vaidya, Samarth - eSocialSciences - 2010
€˜free’ press can act as a deterrent to corruption in governance. It has been found out that although ‘press freedom’ is indeed … corruption.[DiscussionPaperNo.2001/30] …
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Corruption and Local Governance: Evidence from Karnataka
Vijayalakshmi, V. - eSocialSciences - 2006
corruption in the utilization of public funds. Evidence from Karnataka shows that while institutions of local governance provide …The paper examines corruption in the institutions of local government in Karnataka, using a Logit model. One of the … a structure for public service delivery, there are several factors that influenced governance. These include measures of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528183
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Improving Delivery of Programmes Through Administrative Reforms
Saxena, Naresh C. - eSocialSciences - 2007
India is showing signs of poor delivery of governance. In almost all states people perceive bureaucracy as wooden …, disinterested in public welfare and corrupt. It must be recognized that improvement in governance would take place only when … countervailing forces in society develop confidence and autonomy to oppose inefficiency and corruption in government. …
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Controlling Money and Politics – An Exercise in Damage Control
Walecki, Marcin - eSocialSciences - 2008
Whether there should be transparency in political finance? Whether there should be a control over the money that the political parties are receiving?
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The Reserve Bank and the State Governments: Partners in Progress
Reddy, Y V - eSocialSciences - 2007
The States, relative to the Centre, have taken the centre-stage in the reform process since the areas of highest national priority now fall essentially within the purview of the States. The unique and productive partnership between the RBI and the State Governments in securing the progress of...
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Declining Trends in Public Health Expenditure in Maharashtra
Duggal, Ravi - eSocialSciences - 2007
This analysis of the trends in public health expenditure in Maharashtra shows that the State has to become more proactive in raising resources being allocated to the health sector. The level of public health spending is very low in the state, both as a ratio within the state budget and as a...
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The Economic Impact of Forest Hydrological Services on Local Communities: A Case Study from the Western Ghats of India
Menon, Ajit; LELE, SHARACHCHANDRA; Patil, Ishwar; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
Building upon a larger research project at four sites in the Western Ghats of peninsular India, this study examines the …
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State of the Urban Youth India 2012: Executive Summary
Prakash, Padma; IKF, IRIS Knowledge Foundation - eSocialSciences - 2013
The State of the Urban Youth India 2012: Employment, Livelihoods, Skills developed and produced by IRIS Knowledge … attempt to pull together a data and knowledge base on and of youth in urban India. …
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