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    The role of parliament in budgetary oversight

    Parliamentary Centre, Canada, 2007
    This document provides an overview of the role of the Cambodian Parliament (National Assembly and Senate) in budgetary oversight, and general information on the budget process. It is targeted both at parliamentarians and at government officials and academics who wish to better understand the role of parliament in budget oversight.
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    Afghanistan - an assessment of conflict and actors in Faryab province to establish a basis for increased Norwegian civilian involvement.

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
    Norway has had an extensive development assistance programme in Afghanistan since 2001, as well as being involved in military activities as a member of NATO. In 2006, a decision was taken to channel more of Norway’s resources to Faryab province, in northern Afghanistan, where Norwegian forces are concentrated and where Norway heads the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).
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    Women in Parliament: beyond numbers: a revised edition.

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
    This document provides a new and updated version of the 1998 ‘Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers Handbook’. This edition incorporates relevant global changes in the past years and presents revised case studies focusing on the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and a range of countries, from Argentina to Burkina Faso.
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    How does taxation affect the quality of governance?

    2007
    This paper summarises the policy implications of a growing debate about the connection between taxation and the quality of governance in developing countries. In particular, it focuses on two sets of policy questions about the this relationship. The first relates to governments that do not need to make much tax effort, and the second, to coercive taxation.
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    International business attitudes to corruption: survey 2006

    Control Risks, 2006
    This paper reports on the results of a survey conducted on business attitudes to corruption. The report argues that despite new laws criminalising foreign bribery, there have been few prosecutions outside the United States and honest companies are still losing out to dishonest competitors on a large scale.
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    China: minority exclusion, marginalization and rising tensions

    Minority Rights Group International, 2007
    This report critically examines Hu Jintao’s ‘harmonious society’ in China. In addition to journalists and Human Rights activists, the report is aimed at those in international governments and businesses who are seeking to build trade links with China. It exposes China’s development strategy and the exact price that ethnic minority communities continue to pay.
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    A case study on corporate governance between a public and private sector

    Development Gateway, 2007
    Can good corporate governance explain the private sector’s efficiency in service service delivery and production? This report compares the corporate governance of a private and a public institution in Swaziland; Nedbank and the Ministry of Enterprise and Employment, respectively.
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    United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Centre in Colombo

    The UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo mainly focuses on Poverty Reduction with an overarching effort on achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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    Understanding political corruption in low income countries

    Center for International Development, Harvard University, 2007
    This paper examines corruption through the lens of political economy and by building on the large and growing empirical literature on the political behaviour of individuals in low income countries.
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    A rapid anti-corruption assessment technique for USAID/Africa: developing a practical checklist for USAID missions in Africa.

    US Agency for International Development, 2007
    This report describes the design and piloting of a rapid corruption assessment checklist tool for USAID Missions in Africa. This is specifically aimed at supporting field analysts in identifying positive features and deficiencies in current anti-corruption programs.

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