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The election to president of Indonesia in 2004 was in large part because of his promises to improve governance and fight corruption. This report, which was produced two years into the term of the President, examines what his government has done to...

This paper reports on the latest version of the worldwide governance indicators, covering 213 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance from 1996 until the end of 2005: voice and accountability, political stability and...

The Department of Education (DepEd) is the largest agency of the Philippine government, both in terms of personnel and budget allocation. As of March 2004, it administers a total of 41,388 schools, with a total of 456,317 teachers and 40,000 non...

High rates of absence of teachers from their posts is a serious obstacle to delivery of education in many developing countries, but hard evidence on the problem has been scarce. This study, carried out as part of a new multi-country survey project in...

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...

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...

The Korea Independent Commission Against Corruption was founded in January 2002 following the enactment of the Anti-Corruption Act in 2001, which was a response to a national call to root out corruption. It aims at ultimately shifting from the...