Politics & corruption
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Is Yemen in danger of becoming a 'failed state'?
- ( G. Hill / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK , 2008)
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Yemen is the poorest nation in the Arab world, its location means it acts as a buffer zone between the Horn of Africa and Saudi Arabia and its president’s thirty year reign has been recently ...
- Assessing corruption in transition countries
- ( S. Knack / World Bank , 2006)
- This paper assesses corruption levels and trends among countries in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) based on data from several sources that are both widely used and c...
- Can corruption be measured?
- ( D. Kaufmann;A. Kraay;M. Mastruzzi / World Bank , 2006)
- Progress in fighting corruption on all fronts requires measurement of corruption itself. This recognition has renewed interest in the World Bank, and among aid donors, aid recipients, investors, and c...
- Should campaign expenditure be regulated?
- ( M. Walecki / International Foundation for Election Systems , 2007)
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This paper addresses the current public dissatisfaction with democracy in relation to the role played by money in politics. It particularly looks at concerns that the current financing of politics ...
- Seven briefs on international anti-corruption protocols
- ( Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2007)
- Anti-corruption measures have emerged as a major pillar of the good governance agenda. This set of seven factsheets highlights a variety of issues and various anti-corruption protocols with implicatio...
- Voter ethnicity and governance
- ( A.V. Banerjee;R. Pande / Center for International Development, Harvard University , 2007)
- This paper examines how increased voter ethnicisation, defined as a greater preference for the party representing one's ethnic group, affects politician quality. The paper argues that if politics is c...
- A guide to implementing a political finance monitoring system
- ( J. Carlson;M. Walecki / International Foundation for Election Systems , 2006)
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The disclosure of political accounts is a necessary condition for holding political actors accountable and reducing political corruption. This guide operationalises the concept that disclosure effe...
- How can donors ensure fair and transparent political financing in post-conflict situations
- ( J. Fischer (ed);M. Walecki (ed);J. Carlson (ed) / International Foundation for Election Systems , 2006)
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In post-conflict situations political finance system must ensure limitations on, support for and accountability of funding for political parties, candidates and other electoral participants. This s...
Zimbabwe's democratic deficit
- ( L.M. Sachikonye;S. Chawatama;C. Mangongera / EISA , 2007)
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The paper takes a look at the state of democracy and governance in the Zimbabwe. The report investigates the level of democracy according to four key variables for the assessment of the state of de...
- An exposé on party financing in South Africa
- ( V. Robinson;S. Brümmer / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2006)
- This paper explores the issue of corporate party funding in South Africa by uncovering possible links to corrupt transactions between the private sector and the ruling African National Congress (ANC)....
