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Localization and Corruption : Panacea or Pandora’s Box?

An extensive literature on the relationship between decentralization (or localization) and corruption has developed in recent years. While some authors argue that there is a positive relationship between decentralization and corruption, others claim that decentralization in fact leads to a reduction...

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Main Authors: Gurgur, Tugrul, Shah, Anwar
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION
ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION
ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE
ANTICORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS
BANKS
BRIBERY
BRIBES
BUREAUCRACY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
CITIZENS
CIVIL LIBERTIES
CIVIL RIGHTS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SOCIETY
COLLUSION
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY GROUPS
CORRUPT OFFICIALS
CORRUPT PRACTICES
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
CPI
CRIME
CRIMINAL LAW
DECENTRALIZATION INITIATIVES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
ELECTED OFFICIALS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
EMPLOYMENT
ETHNIC GROUPS
ETHNIC HETEROGENEITY
EXPENDITURES
EXTORTION
FEDERAL STATES
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT MANDATES
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
GOVERNMENT SIZE
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
HIGH CORRUPTION
INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPETITION
JURISDICTIONS
JUSTICE
LAWS
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL ELECTIONS
LOCAL OFFICIALS
LOCAL POLITICIANS
MEDIA
MOTIVATIONS
NATIONS
NEPOTISM
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT
PARTY DISCIPLINE
PENALTIES
PETTY CORRUPTION
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL CONTROL
POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL RIGHTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC TRUST
PUNISHMENT
RENT SEEKING
RULE OF LAW
RULES OF CONDUCT
SERVICE DELIVERY
SIZE OF GOVERNMENT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL GROUPS
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
TAX SYSTEMS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORTATION
UPPER HOUSE
VETO
VETO POWER
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5592592/localization-corruption-panacea-or-pandoras-box
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8899

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