have been cited as a contributing factor. To explore whether religion itself is associated with differences in sanitation …-representative data sets from India. Across all three data sets, the unconditional religion-specific gap in latrine ownership and latrine …. Further, the estimates do not show evidence of religion-specific differences in other sanitation practices, such as …

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 … exploring the link between the size of the country and corruption. Economic theory suggests advantages and disadvantages of …

for about 11 percent of firms and are more prevalent in countries with better rule of law, gender equality, and stronger … related to gender equality, it is smaller where there isless emphasis on personal networks (better rule of law, lower trade …

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 …The cost of official corruption is high: it degrades public trust, impedes economic development, and undermines the …

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 …

finance, exposure to corruption, and sales growth. Relying on a data set of more than 70,000 firms in 121 countries, the … financial constraints than unaudited firms. On the other hand, audited firms face a significantly higher level of corruption … considerations of the endogeneity of auditing and to alternative measures of corruption and financial constraints. The findings …