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  How does bribery affect public service delivery? micro-evidence from service users and public officials in Peru

  World Bank, 2005

  This paper examines the impact of bribery on public service delivery. It demonstrates how poor governance can affect greatly public service delivery, both directly through higher price, and indirectly through lower quality or quantity available.
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  Post-tsunami North and East Sri Lanka swindlers hold sway

  Point Pedro Institute of Development, Sri Lanka, 2005

  The Tsunami that struck several Asian countries in December 2004 has left in its wake untold misery among the coastal population of Sri Lanka. Compounding the situation is the impact of the aid operation that is supposedly aimed at helping the coastal population of Sri Lanka to re-settle and rebuild.
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  Accountability mechanisms for multilateral financial institutions and the private sector

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  This paper examines accountability mechanisms of for Multilateral Financial Institutions (MFI’s) and the Private Sector.
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  Corruption in China and Russia compared: different legacies of central planning

  Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005

  During the transition from centrally planned economies to market based capitalism, corruption was perceived to increase in both China and the area of the former Soviet Union (FSUA). During this time China experienced rapid growth while most countries in FSUA were in economic decline.
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  Corruption in tax administration: lessons from institutional reforms in Uganda

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005

  This paper examines the experiences of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in controlling fiscal corruption.
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  Accountability on the move: the Parliament of Angola

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005

  The post-indepedence era, experienced in many African countries as a period of flourishing democracy, has, in Angola, been characterised by civil war and political upheaval.
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  The cost of resolving small-business conflicts: the case of Peru

  2004

  In spite of the recognized importance of having an efficient, predictable and accessible judicial system in promoting growth and investment, scarce attention has been paid to the legal problems of small businesses and their legal needs. This study analyzes the overall interaction between the judicial system and small businesses in Peru.
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  The public integrity index

  Center for Public Integrity, Washington, 2005

  This collection of reports measures the existence, effectiveness and accessibility of institutions that hold a government accountable to its citizens. Compiled from reports on 25 countries including Brazil, Japan, Germany and India the index is the centrepiece of the Global Integrity Report, providing a quantitative scorecard of governance practices in each country.
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  Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2005

  Transparency International, 2005

  Transparency International’s 2005 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) measures the perceived level of corruption in 159 countries.
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  Social rights litigation as transformation: South African perspectives

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005

  This paper analyses the role of litigation as a strategy to fulfil social rights within the South African constitution. It explores how different aspects of the social, political and legal context condition the litigation process.

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