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  Monitoring Corruption: evidence from a field experiment in indonesia

  National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2005

  Based on a field experiment in Indonesia, this paper examines approaches to reducing corruption.
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  Sick of local government corruption? vote Islamic

  Brown University, 2006

  This paper asks whether the local democratisation that occurred in Indonesia after Suharto reduced corruption and whether specific local politics, over and above the effects of local culture, affect corruption.The paper finds that:overall, corruption declines between 2001-2004 Islamic parties in Indonesia are perceived as being anti-corruptionvoting patterns reflect this belief
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  Getting real about governance

  Centre for the Future State, IDS, 2006

  This paper shows how effective public institutions evolve through a political process of bargaining between the state and organised groups in society.
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  Palestinian opinions on peace and conflict, internal affairs and parliament elections 2006 results from Fafo polls in September and November–December 2005

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2006

  This document is based on the results from two opinion polls that Fafo conducted in the Palestinian territories in September and November/December respectively. The first survey covered the Gaza Strip while the second collected information from both territories. Both polls surveyed opinions on the political situation, peace and conflict, and governance.
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  Governance, development and aid effectiveness: a quick guide to complex relationships

  Overseas Development Institute, 2006

  This short guide to governance development and aid effectiveness considers the relationship which has risen up in the international policy arena. The document considers the definitions of good governance and the varying models used by different countries.
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  Global Corruption Report 2006: corruption and health

  Transparency International, 2006

  This report, published by Transparency International, looks at the causes, scale and nature of corruption in health care, and considers ways to tackle it. Chapters include: corruption in hospitals and in the pharmaceutical sector; informal payments for health care; links with HIV and AIDS; and a number of country reports and recent research papers.
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  Is it wrong to rank?: a critical assessment of corruption indices

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006

  This paper emphasises the importance of collecting information on corruption, while still stressing critical aspects of the most applied sources of such information, the cross-country composite corruption indices.
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  Bribes, taxes and regulations: business constraints for micro enterprises in Tanzania

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006

  The purpose of this paper is to examine and identify the main constraints on the operations of micro-enterprises in Tanzania.
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  Political corruption in India's below the poverty line exercise: grassroots perspectives on BPL in perpetuating poverty and social exclusion

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  The proportion of the Indian population estimated to be below the poverty line (BPL) is a mere 25%, according to official statistics. This reflects well on the governments efforts at poverty reduction.
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  Revenue administration and corruption: what works?

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005

  This policy brief attempts to answer three interlinked questions regarding corruption within tax administration systems. It asks: How can corruption effectively be overcome in revenue administration in developing countries? What are the appropriate measures and effective responses?

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