This essay first sets out the "business model" problems entailed by corruption and their effects as well as … corrupt practices. However, different economic policies can be pursued that are compatible with corruption. Some are more pro … resemble fairly orthodox economic policy prescriptions. Eventually the abolition of corruption holds the greatest promise to …

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 …-affected states (recipients) and development partners (providers) are mutually accountable for aid effectiveness; therefore, this …

. Third, when examining the relationship between International Development Association aid volatility and growth, it isolates … International Development Association aid volatility due to the recipient country's performance from that due to other sources. The … Development Association aid separately, the volatility arising from the recipient country's International Development Association …

competition and corruption levels. This paper adds to the evidence base, using data on almost 34,000 firms from the World Bank … procurement indicators are not strongly associated with other "governance"-related outcomes in firm surveys that are unrelated to …

results and advocating specific development policies. Section 1 provides some conceptual underpinnings for the view that an … effective state is essential for development. It asks whether development can be engineered, and state capacity increased, with … economies and advocacy of development policy. It concludes that, while the Bank discourse explicitly recognizes that developing …

The adoption of the shared prosperity goal by the World Bank in 2013 and Sustainable Development Goal 10, on inequality …, by the United Nations in 2015 should strengthen the focus of development interventions and cooperation on the income …-country allocation patterns among the projects of development institutions. This paper proposes a new geographic targeting indicator and …

level of their use, in terms of maximizing the development effectiveness of aid, is believed to vary with their quality …

that population density appears to be considerably more important for banking sector development in Africa than elsewhere … metropolitan areas, the analysis focuses on Kenya, which has made significant strides in financial inclusion and development in … a potential solution to the financial access problem that has hindered the development of inclusive financial sectors in …