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This literature review provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of existing, mostly published academic work on decentralisation and related problems of corruption. It covers mainly research within social anthropology, economics, law, and...
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge
Bergen, Chr. Michelsen Institute, 2004
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This book looks at the relationships between decentralization of funding for schools and the prevalence of corruption, a crucial concern for education policymakers today. The monograph is based on the assumption that formula funding acts to reduce...
Levacic, Rosalind, Downes, Peter, Caldwell, Brian, Gurr, David, Spinks, Jim, Herczynski, Jan, Luce, Maria-Beatriz, Farenzena, Nalú
Paris, UNESCO, 2004
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Public expenditure tracking surveys (PETS) allow policy makers to diagnose how incentives and accountability systems are working in practice and how they can be improved. Among the results provided by PETS are estimates of leakage, data on the...
Reinikka, Ritva, Smith, Nathanael
Paris, UNESCO, 2004
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Corruption is a cause of poverty in developing countries, and a constraint to successful poverty reduction. Working on this premise, this paper explores whether, and if so how, the link between poverty reduction and the fight against corruption is...
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Eschborn, GTZ, 2004
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This report analyzes the level of corruption within the higher education system of Georgia. It uncovers the main reasons for the existence of corruption and the variables influencing it. The research recommends and discusses possible ways of...
Rostiashvili, Ketevan
Tbilisi, TraCCC CO, 2004
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The Global Corruption Report provides an overview of the state of corruption around the world in 2004. It covers national and international developments, institutional and legal changes and activities within both the private sector and civil society...
Transparency International
Berlin, Transparency International , 2004
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This practical guide addresses those responsible for development cooperation projects aiming to promote reform in the education sector. They are intended to provide ideas and practical support, and to indicate ways of integrating corruption...
German Agency for Technical Cooperation
Eschborn (Germany), GTZ, 2004
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This book comprises two studies on successful experiences in improving transparency and accountability in the use of educational resources. The first part is on the Report Card Survey implemented in Bangladesh, which used participatory diagnosis to...
Karim, Shahnaz, Santizo Rodall, Claudia A., Cabrero Mendoza, Enrique
Paris, UNESCO, 2004
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During recent years an increasing number of donors and other organisations working in the international development cooperation sector have drawn up policies and strategies to combat corruption in developing countries. The aim of this study is to...
Anger, Joakim
Sweden, SIDA, 2004
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Corruption in the education sector of developing countries is a widely observed phenomenon, yet research and discussion on the subject has intensified only recently. This paper reviews the general discussion taking place about the issue in the...
Altinyelken, Hulya Kosar
Amsterdam, Minbuza, 2004