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    The proxy challenge: why bespoke proxy indicators can help solve the anti-corruption measurement problem

    U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2013
    The 2013 Proxy Challenge Competition invites academics and practitioners to present specific proposals for indicators that would be good proxy measures for anti-corruption results. Proxy indicators are alternatives to “direct” indicators that more directly measure the phenomenon under study but that may be hard to operationalise or require overly costly data collection.
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    Global Corruption Barometer - 2013

    Transparency International, 2013
    Transparency International claim that the Global Corruption Barometer is the biggest ever survey tracking world-wide public opinion on corruption. Their report addresses people's experiences with bribery and details their views on corruption in the main institutions in their countries. It also provides insights into people's willingness to stop corruption.
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    Certified integrity? Forest certification and anti-corruption

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2013
    Forest certification schemes regulate forest exploitation and trade across many countries. In the absence of a multilateral agreement on limiting deforestation, they provide rules to balance the social, economic and ecological values of forest resources.
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    Towards delivering credible polls in Zimbabwe

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    The people of Zimbabwe are expected to cast their votes in general elections in 2013. Because of the likelihood of a troubled lead-up to these elections, Zimbabwe’s political parties, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the United Nations (UN) are considering a series of measures aimed at preventing the re-occurrence of the violence and intimidation seen in 2008.
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    Putting the pieces together for good governance of REDD+: an analysis of 32 REDD+ country readiness proposals

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2013
    The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness Fund and the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) are supporting capacity building efforts in preparation from REDD+ implementation.
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    Towards democratic policing of the 2013 general elections in Kenya

    Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies, 2013
    The 2007 elections spawned Kenya’s worst election-related violence and resulted in sharp criticism of the police. In light of lessons from 2007, and also from previous elections, this Policy Brief presents arguments for the adoption of guidelines for policing the March 2013 elections.
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    Theories of change in anti-corruption work: A tool for programme design and evaluation

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2012
    Governments and donor agencies are under increasing pressure to show hard evidence that their interventions are effective and good value for money. Anti-corruption is a challenging field in this regard, with few evidence-based models to draw upon, so both the design and the evaluation of programmes need to be supported by good analytical frameworks.
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    Milking the system: fighting the abuse of public resources for re-election

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
    Abuse of state resources for re-election is a common practice in many countries, yet this issue has received little attention from academics and anti-corruption practitioners.
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    Combating illicit financial flows and related corruption in Africa: towards a more integrated and effective approach

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
    The relationship between anti-money laundering and anti-corruption strategies is a key issue for developing countries. This paper presents an overview of measures in place to combat both corruption and money laundering in Botswana, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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    False dawn, window dressing or taking integrity to the next level? Governments using ICTs for integrity and accountability - some thoughts on an emerging research and advocacy agenda

    Social Science Research Network, 2012
    New ICTs might be promoted as one of the answers to address a long list of institutional deficiencies that are believed to foster corruption.  This paper looks at how technology has the potential to aid the reform of political and administrative systems.Some of the main expected benefits from ICTs as expressed in research and policy literature, include

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