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SURVEY: Weighing the cost of corruption or compliance
Anti-corruption enforcement has become stronger around the globe over the past five years, according to nearly 70% of respondents to a new survey of business leaders worldwide. Their perceptions are supported by the fact that regulatory authorities and law enforcement are cooperating more frequently. At the same time corruption itself remains a sig. . .
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15 May 2008 |
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Boris Demidov
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Corruption main barrier to EU-Latin America trade: Survey
Corruption is the main barrier to trade and investment between the European Union and Latin America, a survey showed.
Seventy eight percent of EU companies developing partnerships in Latin America said they suffered from graft.
The survey by Eurochambres, the association of European chambers of commerce, found the cost of transport and logist. . .
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15 May 2008 |
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Boris Demidov
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Africa: between ethical tradition and financial attraction / L’Afrique entre tradition éthique et attrait de la finance
Special issue on Africa: analysis of the relationship between ethics, finance governance and corruption.
Bi-lingual (English and French) review on finance, ethics and common good ("Finance & the Common Good/Bien Commun", edited by Observatoire de la Finance, Geneva
n° 28-29, III 2007
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14 May 2008 |
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Simona Mulinari
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Decentralisation and conflict dynamics in Indonesia: better management of diversity
Since the end of Suharto’s rule, Indonesia has initiated an ambitious decentralisation programme. To some extent, this has addressed long-standing local and regional demands for greater autonomy. But it has also opened up space for new forms of competition amongst local identity groups and interests. Source: id21
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14 May 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Making anti-corruption laws work in central and eastern Europe
International organisations such as the United Nations have targeted corruption with several conventions over the last decade. However, official validation of these conventions by governments has not been followed by effective action. Executive agencies in central and eastern Europe will only achieve this by overcoming difficulties in defining corr. . .
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14 May 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Confirming fraud in Mozambique’s presidential elections
"The 2004 presidential elections in Mozambique were criticised by the main opposition party and international observers, who made allegations of electoral fraud and misconduct. While the available data is limited, such allegations can be tested by examining whether the evidence from polling stations was consistent with specific complaints." Source:. . .
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14 May 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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PAPER: Rules and guidelines regarding revolving doors/pantouflage
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) publishes on April 22 presentations and a summary record of a Tour de Table on the issue of revolving doors/pantouflage, including presentations made by experts from four countries which have detailed regulations governing the movement of public officials to to the private sector. P. . .
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14 May 2008 |
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Boris Demidov
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Implementing Anti-Corruption Convention
This paper presents some specific ways that legislators and regulators can implement provisions in national law which help implement the international anti-corruption conventions. The authors -- Bryane Michael and Habit Hajredini -- present ways that law enforcement agencies can help with effective implementation and a case study is provided.
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14 May 2008 |
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Bryane Michael
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Decentralization and Democracy: A Global Perspective in 2007
This paper is the concluding chapter to the first Global Review of Decentralization and Local Democracy (GOLD) of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) in Barcelona. The GOLD report consists of nine chapters, seven regional reviews, each prepared by experts from the respective region, together with a chapter on metropolitan governance. The c. . .
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09 May 2008 |
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Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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European firms accelerate compliance with global anti-corruption standards
A series of bribery investigations at leading European companies has helped to accelerate compliance with global anti-corruption standards as managers recognize the risk to their brands and reputations, legal analysts and international regulators say. IHT, May 7. By Nicola Clark.
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08 May 2008 |
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Boris Demidov
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OECD Irish Public Service Report: The Buck Still Stops Nowhere; Brian Cowen has no record of challenging conventional wisdom
The key message of the recently published OECD report on the Irish Public Service, is not that Irish public sector workers cannot produce outputs comparable with private sector counterparts or that the quality of some public services are not of an acceptable international standard but that the political and senior management have been seriously lac. . .
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07 May 2008 |
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Boris Demidov
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Pay for honesty? Lessons on wages and corruption from public hospitals
Theft, graft, absenteeism and soliciting bribes in the health sector in developing countries is often blamed on low pay. But does low pay actually explain corruption? Several studies of public hospitals in Latin America suggest otherwise. In particular, they show that low pay may contribute to corruption; however, without some form of monitoring to. . .
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07 May 2008 |
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Boris Demidov
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KOSOVO: No Freedom from Corruption
The report ‘Fighting Corruption With Rhetoric’ published in early May by the Pristina-based NGO ‘Democracy, Anti-Corruption and Dignity’ (COHU) says that by the beginning of April when the Thaci government completed its first 100 days (since it took office Jan. 9), the government has failed in all its promises.
The report says the government has . . .
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06 May 2008 |
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Boris Demidov
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Dubai eGovernment Showcases Key Achievements at ITU Regional Symposium on eGovernment and IP
Dubai eGovernment showcased its key achievements at the International Telecommunications Union Regional Symposium on eGovernment and Internet Protocol (IP) that was held for the first time in Dubai from November 22 to 25, 2004.
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30 Apr 2008 |
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Eliachim Ishimwe
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JOB: Consultants - Local Governance in Asia, UNDP (Asia Region)
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) seeks expressions of interest from experienced individual researchers, consultants or firms to undertake both short and long term assignments in Asia and the Pacific in one or more of the following areas: 1) Local government planning, budgeting & financial management; 2) Local small-scale rural in. . .
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30 Apr 2008 |
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Boris Demidov
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