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Corruption and decentralized public governance
November 23, 2007 14:36

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.

Informed Citizenry, Accountable Government and the Effective Management of Oil Resources
March 3, 2008 11:14

This policy study addresses only one of the variables needing to be employed in the struggle against the resource curse in Azerbaijan, i.e. improved transparency and accountability in the use of oil resources.