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, and exposed rampant government corruption involving construction and zoning code violations, as a factor magnifying the … on the other hand, were responsible for the incompetence shown in providing relief, for involvement in corruption related … responsible for different types of corruption and mismanagement provided us with a unique data to differentiate between voter …
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disallowing the delivery of international humanitarian assistance to the victims and the attendant presence of corruption where … humanitarian aid be justified using international norms and theories?', and (b) ‘How can corruption in the delivery of humanitarian … anti-corruption convention, the United Nations Convention against Corruption 2003 (UNCAC), with a view to seeing whether …
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Two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999 exposed rampant corruption involving construction and … zoning code violations. The government's relief efforts were tainted by corruption as well, and exhibited a great deal of … parties were responsible for the construction of the shoddy buildings, and for the corruption and mismanagement related to …
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Previous research using data on convictions for corruption-related crimes from the Public Integrity Section (PIN) of … the Department of Justice points to a positive correlation between the amount of corruption in a state and the amount of … corruption and disaster assistance, using more detailed data on corruption convictions for an expanded time period. Our analysis …
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We argue that corruption causes greater homelessness following disasters because it weakens resilience, drains …-DAT) and data on corruption in the construction sector from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys. Using instrumental variables … and other estimation techniques, we find that corruption is associated with significantly more people left homeless in the …
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disasters has affected corruption within the public sector. There are a number of new findings from this study. (1) Disaster … with the large amount of damage increase corruption not only for developing countries but also for developed countries. (2 …, frequency of occurrence of disaster plays important role on increasing corruption. This suggests that foreseeable disasters …
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governments and donors increasingly expressed the need for measures to prevent corruption amid widespread concern that significant … amounts of tsunami aid may be being diverted to unscrupulous hands. In response to growing concerns about corruption, the ADB …-OECD Anti- Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific and Transparency International organized an experts meeting on corruption …
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