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    Fiscal decentralisation and corruption. A brief overview of the issues

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006
    A frequently used argument for fiscal decentralisation is that it increases accountability in raising and spending public funds. At the same time, there are concerns that it may lead to decentralisation of corruption. This issue paper presents a review of available evidence on the relationship between fiscal decentralisation and corruption.
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    Media and conflict Afghanistan as a relative success story

    United States Institute of Peace, 2008
    Focusing on Afghanistan, this briefing paper discusses the key issues on relating to media and conflict. It looks at the role of the international media, government communication and concludes with some key lessons in addition to policy implications for Afghanistan.
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    Putting the power of transparency in context: information's role in reducing corruption in Uganda's education sector

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    This working paper examines the evidence behind the story that corruption in Uganda was terminated simply by publishing the amount of monthly grants to schools. It finds that while information did indeed play a critical role, it was no panacea for corruption.
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    The political economy of reform in Egypt: understanding the role of institutions

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2007
    Recent economic growth and stabilisation in Egypt has been largely fuelled by external factors which may not be sustainable argues this paper from the Carnegie Endowment. During the same period, Egypt has failed to address pressing social and economic challenges.
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    Transparency and trade facilitation in the Asia-Pacific: estimating the gains from reform

    World Bank Publications, 2007
    This document carries out an analysis of the gains from improving transparency in APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). It particularly focuses on two main touchstones of policy transparency that it identifies; predictability and simplification.
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    Applying property rights theory to Africa: the consequences of formalizing informal land rights

    International Society for New Institutional Economics, 2008
    Economic efficiency requires secure property rights, which encourage people to invest their resources and protect their investment against expropriation. Ambiguity in the definition or enforcement of property rights leads to an increase in transaction cost and uncertainty and a decline in the overall economic efficiency.
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    Why should donors care about corruption?

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2008
    This four page brief examines consequentiality and duty-based arguments against corruption. According to the brief, corruption is believed to reduce investment and growth, and to have a disproportionate effect on the poor. More generally, corruption may create serious distortions in the economy.
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    Uncritical citizenship in a low information society: Mozambicans in comparative perspective

    Afrobarometer, 2007
    This paper demonstrates that Mozambique has a distinctive profile of uncritical citizenship in which most Mozambicans do not express any opinion on their government and those who do overrate its performance. It also explores the extent to which this uncritical citizenship is a function of Mozambique’s ‘low information society’ characterised by:
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    Do power sharing institutions work? Stable democracy and good governance in divided societies

    John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2005
    Proponents of Consociation Theory argue that institutional power-sharing arrangements serve to reduce societal conflicts and provide political stability and conditions conducive for good governance in divided societies.
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    Accountability in poverty reduction strategies: the role of empowerment and participation

    Social Development, World Bank, 2007
    This paper is part of a research project analysing the participation of stakeholders beyond the drafting process of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS). A number of constraints impede meaningful participation in many countries. However, exceptions demonstrate that meaningful participation in PRS processes is possible.

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