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Corruption and decentralized public governance

This paper examines the conceptual and empirical basis of corruption and governance and concludes that decentralized local governance is conducive to reduced corruption in the long run. This is because localization helps to break the monopoly of power at the national level by bringing decisionmaking closer to people.

Link http://www-wds.worldbank.…64258546&theSitePK=523679
Date 01-Jan-2006
Institute World Bank
Tags governance, corruption, accountability

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