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pressures from civil society leaders can reform local governance in a context where neither of these mechanisms operates … effectively. The study analyzes an experimental intervention in Zimbabwe intended to reduce abuse of power by village heads …, one in which only village heads were trained on the framework governing village leadership, and one in which civil society …
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pressures from civil society leaders can reform local governance in a context where neither of these mechanisms operates … effectively. The study analyzes an experimental intervention in Zimbabwe intended to reduce abuse of power by village heads …, one in which only village heads were trained on the framework governing village leadership, and one in which civil society …
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groups, fragmentation will not outperform a less fragmented society concerning compensation costs. An experiment is conducted … applied to the behaviour of agents. -- Ultimatum Game ; Compensation-Payments ; Experiment …
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The topic of reforms is hotly debated among politicians and researchers. There are many approaches to explore the origins of reform deadlocks and budget deficits. Central to all these approaches are the costs generated either by the Status Quo or by eliminating the Status Quo via a reform. Costs...
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In deterring corruption in lobbying, both disclosure and regulation may be appropriate tools. The 1995 federal Lobbying Disclosure Act, however, should be overhauled if it is to meet its objective of providing “effective public disclosure of the identity and extent of the efforts of paid...
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Policy reforms are often multifaceted. In the rent-seeking literature policies are usually taken as one-dimensional. This paper models policy formation using a political contest with endogenous policy proposals containing two dimensions. The two dimensions provide an opportunity to trade off one...
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