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Corruption and mismanagement of public resources can affect the quality of government services and undermine growth … providing social accountability training and information on project performance can lead to improvements in local development … improvements in household welfare. However, providing either social accountability training or project quality information by …
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Corruption and mismanagement of public resources can affect the quality of government services and undermine growth … providing social accountability training and information on project performance can lead to improvements in local development … improvements in household welfare. However, providing either social accountability training or project quality information by …
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This paper reviews the channels through which empowerment may improve the efficiency and quality of public service delivery, particularly in developing Asia. Departing from a macro perspective, we focus and revisit microeconomic evidence for three broad measures aimed at empowering the poor:...
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The paper studies how well-being of women is impacted by the interaction of prevalent corruption levels with the forces … of globalisation. Given that corruption disproportionately affect women and girls as they generally start from low level … flows and political globalisation gets nullified by public sector corruption thereby actually reducing women's well …
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Can technology and operations enable the world to achieve various United Nation Sustainable Development Goals? I provide my own perspective on this question by focusing on the issue of gender equality through the lens of “women’s economic empowerment”. To do so, I use case examples to...
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This paper evaluates the impact of an integrated rural development programme on farming techniques and food security in the Gaza area of rural Mozambique. We examine the impact of a group-based approach, in a country with few impact evaluations of technology adoption in farming. Using...
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Aid for Trade supports developing and least-developed countries in building their trade capacity and in increasing their exports by turning market access opportunities into market presence. It does so by addressing four key areas: trade policy & regulations; economic infrastructure; building...
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