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Regressions and tests performed on data from Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) 2004 survey … show that personal or household experience of bribery is not a good predictor of perceptions held about corruption among … the general population. In contrast, perceptions about the effects of corruption correlate consistently among themselves …
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Reducing corruption is one of the world’s many challenges. The fight against corruption is often discouraging. Yet …, Europe continues to advance its anti-corruption initiatives. While the fight against has seen some victories, significant … gains are few, especially in the Central and South European countries, where corruption is deeply rooted in the ordinary …
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Corruption stands as one of the many obstacles to the political and economic security of the Eastern European region … European Union need to fight corruption collectively and individually. The task is difficult, but hope is justified because the … causes of corruption in this part of the region are similar and anti-corruption expertise is available. We believe that a …
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We investigate whether public and private sector employees differ in terms of public service motivation using a representative sample of elderly workers from 12 European countries. We find that public sector workers, both those currently employed and those already retired, are significantly more...
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Employees show more commitment to an employer that promotes the greater good, and they work harder too. Moreover, many people are willing to give up some of their compensation to contribute to a social cause. Being able to attract a motivated workforce would be particularly important for the...
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Employees are more willing to work and put effort in for an employer that genuinely promotes the greater good. Some are also willing to give up part of their compensation to contribute to a social cause they share. Being able to attract a motivated workforce is particularly important for the...
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Public sector entities' aim is to provide services to their citizens. They operate in a specific environment and thus, their accounting system differs from the one used by business enterprises, and its development moves towards greater achievement of the international financial communication, in...
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Fighting public-sector corruption has become a priority for most governments and international organizations. The … definition of corruption. As the public sector grows and expands its activities, the complexity of its activities also increases …, including political parties and public administrations, are especially vulnerable to corruption. Political parties, for instance …
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This paper provides a unique data set on local governance. This dataset measures government decisionmaking at the local level, i.e. the level of government closest to the people. By contrast, the existing literature has focused on decisionmaking at the sub-national level. The data set covers 182...
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Constitutional democracy is in decline and many would-be autocrats try to transgress constitutional constraints. Here, we introduce the concept of militant constitutionalism, which suggests a number of constitutional rules that could make constitutions more resilient to attempts to undermine...
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