Politics & corruption
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- 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;M. Walecki;J. Carlson / 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)....
The resource curse: do public or private sector institutions matter most?
- ( Ivar Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007)
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Countries rich in natural resources on average grow more slowly than countries without such
resources, a phenomenon often referred to “the resource curse”. Following many stu... - What is the impact of corruption on conflict?
- ( J., C. Andvig / International Relations and Security Network , 2007)
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This paper explores the causal linkages between corruption and civil wars. It discusses the impact of corruption on the probability of violent conflict events and traces the shifts in the compositi...
- How effective have UNCAC and AU implementation conventions been in preventing corruption?
- ( Transparency International , 2007)
- This paper documents case studies which analyse anti-corruption measures and highlight the main shortcomings of the reform process in Africa. A common feature in most countries is the absence of compr...
