Business and politicians' interaction is pervasive but has mostly been analyzed with a binary approach, id est either a … composition. The analysis finds that all country networks are integrated having a Big Island. They also tend to be marked by small-world …

Financial disclosure systems are a vital component of transparency. By now 161 countries around the world have … introduced financial disclosure systems, becoming commonplace around the world. But, although the rules are on the books, many …

This paper explores the determinants of public employment across the world and finds that it is negatively associated …

being a large country. Fixed costs in monitoring and punishing corrupt politicians and bureaucrats implies lower corruption …What sorts of conditions make some countries more prone to corruption than the others? This is an important question … for understanding how corruption arises and how to combat it. The present paper attempts to answer this question by …

The cost of official corruption is high: it degrades public trust, impedes economic development, and undermines the … rule of law. Countries around the world are increasingly using asset recovery measures to pursue justice in official … corruption cases and restore funds to public use. Successful application of bankruptcy or insolvency law can make or break a …

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, discussed the fight for good governance and the fight against corruption …. More and more African countries are taking on the challenge of corruption. It is important to work with the private sector … to combat corruption in developing countries. It should be possible to work to strengthen systems in the country rather …

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about how corruption poses an enormous obstacle to economic and … social development, and the global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. He defined corruption as stealing from the poor …. The Bank that has zero tolerance for corruption, has opened itself to scrutiny, and is influencing governments and the …

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 …

News headlines over the last few years have been filled with global scandals involving corruption on an unprecedented … operating procedures, will result in new corruption scandals in the post-COVID (coronavirus) years. There are already reports in … looking ahead to the future, the time is ripe for the World Bank to take a fresh look at the state of play in tackling …