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Quality of Government and Access to Safe Water
In this paper the authors look at the empirical relationship between ’quality of government’ (QoG) and the level of access to safe drinking water. Quality of government is measured by the level of corruption and public sector bureaucratic effectiveness. Using a cross-sectional design with roughly 190 countries, they find strong empirical support for the hypothesis that QoG is positively related with safe drinking water, even when accounting for the strength of democratic institutions. Furthermore, they find interaction effects – the strength of the relationship between QoG and access to drinking water is strongest at lower levels of economic development.
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Public Opinion Survey Finds Corruption is on the Rise
A recent survey released by Transparency International finds that corruption is on the rise, according to more than 91,000 people surveyed in 86 countries and territories. Six out of every 10 people surveyed reported that corruption has worsened in the last three years. In North America and Europe, the figures were 67 per cent and 73 per cent (respectively).
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Global Corruption Report 2008
More than 1 billion people live with inadequate access to safe drinking water, with dramatic
consequences for lives, livelihoods and development. Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2008 demonstrates in its thematic section that corruption is a cause and catalyst for this water crisis, which is likely to be further exacerbated by climate change. Corruption affects all aspects of the water sector, from water resources management to drinking water services, irrigation and hydropower. In this report, scholars and professionals document the impact of corruption in the sector, with case studies from all around the world offering practical suggestions for reform.
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2011 East Africa Bribery Index
The index aims at measuring bribery levels in both the public and private sectors in the five countries in the region - Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania. In the 2011 edition, a survey was conducted with almost 13,000 randomly selected respondents in all countries between February and May 2011. The results showed that Burundi continues to be the country with the highest level of bribery (37.9%) in the region, followed by Uganda (33%) and Tanzania (31.6%). Rwanda is the least bribery prone country, with a bribery prevalence of 5.1%.
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World Development Indicators 2011
The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources, the World Development Indicators (WDI) is the World Bank's flagship statistical publication and establishes the benchmark against which development progress is measured. This 15th edition of WDI in its current format, aims to provide relevant, high-quality, internationally comparable statistics about development and the quality of people’s lives around the globe. It focuses on the impact of the decision to make data freely available under an open license and with better online tools. The section introductions discuss key issues in measuring the economic and social phenomena described in the tables and charts and introduce new sources of data. It includes more than 900 indicators in more than 90 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links. The data includes national, regional and global estimates.
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Jul 12, 2011 02:17 PM
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Developement Assistance, Environment, Gender, Local Government, Post-conflict, Poverty, Security, Global, Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Carribbean, Asia Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, North America, Empirical Data Analysis, Single Country Analysis, International Analysis, Private Sector (General), Education, Health, Extractives, Financial Markets, Forestry, Energy, Water
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Global Corruption Barometer
With more than 91,500 respondents drawn from 86 countries and territories around the world, Transparency International’s 2010 GCB, released on 9 December 2010, finds the poor to be disproportionately burdened by bribe demands. For most people around the world, political parties, the civil service, parliaments and the police are the institutions perceived to be more affected by corruption. One out of two people interviewed consider their government’s actions to fight corruption to be ineffective, yet, there is a general belief that citizens can make a difference. Most people are willing to report a corrupt act when it occurs
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Dec 09, 2010 05:02 PM
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