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Synthesising good practices in fiscal federalism : key recommendations from 15 years of country surveys

Forman, Kass; Dougherty, Sean M.; Blöchliger, Hansjörg - 2020

The design of intergovernmental fiscal relations can help to ensure that tax and spending powers are assigned in a way to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Decentralisation can enable sub-central governments to provide better public services for households and firms, while it...

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Illicit financial flows : illicit narcotics transiting West Africa

Shaw, Mark - 2019

This paper explores the flow of illicit narcotics transiting West Africa. It is divided into four sections, providing an overview of the nature and scope of the illicit narcotic economy, the networks and actors involved and its development impacts, including its resulting illicit financial...

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Illicit financial flows : illicit trade in counterfeit, pirated and substandard goods in Ghana

Lallerstedt, Karl - 2019

Illicit trade in goods that displace normally legal goods is an extensive global problem, which carries considerable development risks and losses for developing countries. Focusing on pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and consumer goods (which in itself consists of a broad range of goods), this...

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Exploring the role of trade facilitation in supporting integrity in trade

Moïsé, Evdokia; Sorescu, Silvia - 2019

Corruption at the border distorts resource allocation, undermines the level playing field for businesses, hampers the … policies could potentially reduce the incentives and the opportunities for corruption. This paper explores potential … determinants of border-related corruption and trade facilitation policies most likely to address it. Countries with higher …

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Building the evidence for OECD integrity and anticorruption agenda : the current situation and avenues for future analysis

Smidova, Zuzana - 2020

Potential economic benefits of integrity and anti-corruption policies seem large. Nevertheless, much of the existing … paper reviews OECD’s involvement in integrity and anti-corruption agenda as well as available indicators of integrity and … anti-corruption policies and outcomes. It outlines avenues for future analysis that include assessment of public …

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