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2. حكم اعتناق الإسلام مع وجود الشرط الفاس د.
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أحمد حسين محمد مصطفى
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This research falls within the jurisprudential investigations and deals with the discussion of the ruling on embracing Islam with the stipulation of some corrupt conditions. It aims to clarify the legal ruling for those who want to enter Islam with the condition that they abandon some of the duties imposed by Islam or do not stop doing some of the forbidden things that Islam forbids. This issue is one of the frequently asked questions by those who want to convert to Islam. One of the most important reasons that made the researcher choose this topic is the lack of studies addressing it, despite the great need for it. One of the most important results of the research is that scholars differed in their opinions on the validity of Islam in the presence of invalid conditions, with two main views. The most correct view is that it is valid, and the ruling on the validity of Islam with the presence of invalid conditions is not specific to the Thaqif tribe but rather a general ruling for those who want to enter Islam with the stipulation of corrupt conditions. Additionally, this issue is specific only to those who want to enter Islam recently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Students' View of Causes, Forms and Solutions of Lecturers' Involvement in Corrupt Practices in Tertiary Educational Institutions, Kwara State Nigeria
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Shofiu Adewuyi Rasheed
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lecturers ,involvement ,corrupt ,practices ,Education - Abstract
This descriptive survey investigated students' views on lecturers' engagement in corrupt practices within Kwara State's tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria. The study targeted NCE. Three-level students, with 150 respondents randomly sampled using stratified and purposive techniques from public Colleges of Education. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used, addressing four research questions. Mean and standard deviation analyzed the data, revealing a high level of lecturer involvement in Corruption. Causes cited included greed, students' disinterest in learning, weak enforcement of anti-corruption laws, and lecturer intimidation. Corrupt practices identified encompassed money extortion from students, sexual harassment, score manipulation, forcing `handout purchases, and certificate forgery. Proposed solutions included timely salary payments, robust anti-corruption groups, funding lecturers' international conferences, strict sanctions against wrongdoers, and merit-based recruitment and promotion. These findings emphasize the need to combat Corruption, preserve institutional integrity, and create a conducive learning atmosphere. Implementation of effective anti-corruption measures can promote ethical academic conduct, ensuring transparent and accountable educational systems. Further research and practical interventions are vital to curb Corruption's impact on Nigeria's educational sector.
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- 2023
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4. Relationship of Corruption and Organized Crime Groups in the Russian Society
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Popov, Mikhail Yu., Mikhaylov, Andrey P., Pechkurov, Ilya V., Korovin, Alexander A., Tishkin, Dmitriy N., Popkova, Elena G., editor, and Vodenko, Konstantin V., editor
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- 2020
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5. Reducing Corruption
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Rose, Richard, Peiffer, Caryn, Hough, Dan, Series Editor, Heywood, Paul M., Series Editor, Rose, Richard, and Peiffer, Caryn
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- 2019
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6. Exploiting People at the Grass Roots
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Rose, Richard, Peiffer, Caryn, Hough, Dan, Series Editor, Heywood, Paul M., Series Editor, Rose, Richard, and Peiffer, Caryn
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- 2019
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7. The origin and evolution of corruption.
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CREANGĂ, Liliana
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CRIMINAL behavior ,CORRUPTION ,POLITICAL corruption - Abstract
Copyright of Acta Universitatis George Bacovia. Juridica is the property of George Bacovia University, Faculty of Sciences Economics, Juridical & Administrative and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
8. Implementation of J & K RTI Act.2009: public awareness
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Singh, Udita
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- 2018
9. Ritualisation and money laundering in the Swiss banking sector
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Carlin, Aidan and Lokanan, Mark Eshwar
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- 2018
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10. Religious System Under The Holy Prophet (ﷺ).
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Ahmad, Matloob and Rana, Aman Ullah
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PROPHETS ,GODDESSES ,LEGAL opinions ,RELIGIOUS life ,EQUALITY - Abstract
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was the greatest reformer the world has ever produced. Before his advent, Arabia, may the whole of the known world was steeped in vice, superstition and barbarism, social inequality, degraded womanhood, slavery, drunkenness, debauchery, gambling, rapacity blood thirstiness and such other heinous vices were prevalent among the Arabia. Never was the people so low in religious discipline as the Arabs were, never was a nation so disorganized as the Arabs were, nowhere was idolatry so deep rooted as in Arabia nowhere on the globe was so dark a spot as Arabia No Prophet before Hazart Muhammad (ﷺ) seems to have thought of tackling these horrible problems. He ruthlessly attacked them one after another till they were gone there all were due to having bad religious position. The Arabs were very corrupt in the field of religious life. They divided their gods into male and female these were 360 idols in the Ka'bah. The Arabs used to worship Them till they were banished by the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) organized a rich religious system due to which there came a big revolution in the field of their religious lives. He arranged for preaching and teaching the faith and its tenets. He appointed great personalities as muftis to give the legal opinion in matters relating religion. A large number of mosques were prepared for performing congregational prayers and imams were adjusted with a complete prescribed system of appointment within a brief span of about twenty three years. He transformed the impious Arabs into an appreciable religious nation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
11. Illnesses as an Excuse for Corrupt Indonesian Officials to be Free From Legal Liabilities.
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Yogi Prasetyo, Fery Irawan, Sugeng Wibowo, Arief Budiono, and Indiantoro
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,GOVERNMENT regulation ,DISEASES ,LEGAL liability ,FRAUD ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CIVIL rights ,DIGNITY ,LEGISLATION ,LAW - Abstract
This research aims to explain the phenomena of illnesses used by corrupt Indonesian leaders to be free from legal liabilities. Illnesses in the law enforcement of corruption cases became a problem which may inhibit the legal processes. The research method used is the sociolegal method, which analyzes the society's social behavior related to the constitutional regulations. The research data is obtained from the various examples of the cases of officials with corruption cases who use the excuse of being sick in order to be free from legal liabilities. The data also includes constitutional regulations which are related to the theme's problem. The research results show the phenomenon of sicknesses used by the corrupt Indonesian officials to be free from legal liabilities. With the basis of humanity, thus the legal process is paused for some time, and they receive special treatment which gives more comfort just as that for sick people. This is also related to the constitutional regulations in Indonesia which give protection towards the health rights for the Defendant. Yet, this is usually misused by the defendants to lie or to pretend to be sick. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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12. Breaking (the New) Iron Triangle: Corruption, Voters, and Politicians
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Niczyporuk, Hanna, Klašnja, Marko, and Tucker, Joshua A.
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- 2018
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13. Every Politician Has One.
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POLITICIANS - Published
- 2024
14. SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF MODERN RUSSIAN YOUTH OF THE PHENOMENON "CORRUPTION".
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Steklova, Yuliya and Steklov, Vadim
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CORRUPTION ,POLITICAL corruption ,BRIBERY ,TRIALS (Bribery) ,VOTE buying - Abstract
The article there is a speech about studying of representations of the younger generation of corruption. The research objective consists in identification and the subsequent analysis of structure of social representations. The content analysis, the prototypical analysis of P. Vergès and a free associative experiment were applied to carrying out a research. The research showed the youth attitude to corruption and also allowed to reveal emotional assessment of such concepts as "corruption", "corrupt", "bribe" and "integrity". The structure of representations demonstrates differences in degree of coherence and uniformity of associations. Ordinary ideas of youth of integrity are more coordinated, than ideas of corruption, a bribe and the corrupt. The novelty and relevance of this work is dictated by need of studying of a social and psychological component of corruption acts for obtaining bigger effect of anti-corruption measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
15. Corruption as a Colonial legacy in Chinua Achebe's No Longer at Ease.
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SINHA, BABY PUSHPA
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CORRUPTION ,LEGACIES ,MANNERS & customs - Abstract
Chinua Achebe, a great Nigerian English novelist was the fifth of six children of his parents. When the youngest daughter was born, the family shifted to Isaiah, which was Achebe's ancestral town of Ogidi, which is now the state of Anambra. Achebe's second novel No Longer at Ease is dedicated to his wife, Christie. He in this novel tries to show how the Western materialistic society slowly influences Obi, the protagonist of No Longer at Ease making him corrupt slowly. He becomes so corrupt that he ignores and stops valuing his traditional values and customs. The aim of this paper is to examine as to how corruption has set in colonial society and acts as a colonial legacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
16. MODELUL CRIMINALISTIC AL INFRACȚIUNILOR DE CORUPȚIE.
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Gheorghiță, M.
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Corruption existed starting from the earliest forms of state organization, and even then control and repression measures were taken. The specific of this vice is that it, not only survived throughout times, but showed progress, gaining new forms and manifestations. Thus we can see that this scourge has a serious effect on undermining the authority of the wheels of state, creating, in consequence a social inequity, which is contrary to the principles of a state of law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
17. CORUPȚIA, VECTOR DE AMPLIFICARE A CRIMEI ORGANIZATE TRANSFRONTALIERE.
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MANEA, Virgil
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Copyright of Bulletin of the 'Carol I' National Defence University / Buletinul Universitatii Nationale de Aparare 'Carol I' is the property of Carol I National Defence University and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2015
18. Professional ethics and corruption in the public sector
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Sotomayor Pachon, Leidy Yulieth and Ortega, Francisco
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moral ,FUNCIONARIOS PUBLICOS ,CORRUPCION ,ética ,servidores publicos ,corrupt ,ETICA PROFESIONAL ,morals ,public servants ,corruptos ,ethics - Abstract
Una adecuada conducta de ética pública orientada a los servidores a tener una plena conciencia de su mal o buen comportamiento, y aplicar valores de servicio que puedan aplicar actos de interés que beneficien a la comunidad, un descuido de la ética y malas prácticas organizacionales es la causa de que muchos funcionarios sean tentados a caer en malas decisiones que afectan su integridad, dejando que los antivalores sea apoderen de su comportamiento, el no tener claro los valores y la moral , es importante que se apliquen técnicas éticas que permitan construir la motivación y generar integridad a cada servidor. (ley de ética de la función pública). Intruduccion Resumen Ética profesional y corrupción en el sector publico Ética y transparencia. Conclusiones Bibliografia An adequate conduct of public ethics aimed at the servers to have a full awareness of their bad or good behavior, and apply service values that can apply acts of interest that benefit the community, a neglect of ethics and bad organizational practices is the Because many officials are tempted to make bad decisions that affect their integrity, letting anti-values take over their behavior, not being clear about values and morals, it is important that ethical techniques are applied that allow to build motivation and generate integrity to each served. Pregrado Die ordnungsgemäße Durchführung der öffentlichen Ethik, die darauf abzielt, dass die Server sich ihres schlechten oder guten Verhaltens bewusst sind, und Servicewerte anwenden, die Handlungen von Interesse anwenden können, die der Gemeinschaft zugute kommen, eine Vernachlässigung von Ethik und schlechten Organisationspraktiken ist der Grund für viele Beamte sind versucht, schlechte Entscheidungen zu treffen, die ihre Integrität beeinträchtigen, Anti-Werte ihr Verhalten übernehmen zu lassen, sich über Werte und Moral nicht klar zu sein, es ist wichtig, dass ethische Techniken angewendet werden, die es ermöglichen, Motivation aufzubauen und Integrität zu erzeugen zu jedem Server. (Gesetz der Ethik der öffentlichen Funktion).
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- 2021
19. Biden Does Putin's Dirty Work in Guatemala.
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O'Grady, Mary Anastasia
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SOCIAL justice - Published
- 2023
20. Corrupt
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Idowu, Samuel O., editor, Capaldi, Nicholas, editor, Zu, Liangrong, editor, and Gupta, Ananda Das, editor
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- 2013
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21. How power corrupts relationships: Cynical attributions for others' generous acts
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Inesi, M. Ena, Gruenfeld, Deborah H, and Galinsky, Adam D.
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MARRIAGE , *SPOUSES , *POLITICAL scientists , *PERSONS , *MARRIED people , *MARITAL relations - Abstract
Abstract: Five studies explored whether power undermines the quality of relationships by creating instrumental attributions for generous acts. We predicted that this cynical view of others'' intentions would impede responses that nurture healthy relationships. In the first three studies, the powerful were more likely to believe that the favors they received were offered for the favor-giver''s instrumental purposes, thereby reducing power-holders'' thankfulness, desire to reciprocate, and trust. These effects emerged when power was manipulated through hierarchical roles or primed semantically, and when participants recalled past favors or imagined future ones. Using income disparity as a proxy for power, Study 4 found that instrumental attributions for favors in marriages led to lower levels of reported relationship commitment among high-power spouses. Study 5 provided evidence that favors are critical in triggering power-holders'' diminished trust. We connect our theory and findings to both a political scientist''s writings on the nature of love and power almost half a century ago as well as the dilemma voiced by many celebrities who find true relatedness elusive. Overall, power provides a reason to doubt the purity of others'' favors, creating a cynical perspective on others'' generosity that undermines relationships. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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22. Prophetic Wisdom in A Man of the People.
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ANISA G. MUJAWAR
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POLITICIANS ,PROPHECY - Abstract
Set in a fictional postcolonial African state, Chinua Achebe's A Man of the People is both a chronicle of despair and a beautiful social critique with a high prophetic connotation. It highlights the effect of corrupt government on the common people of Nigeria. The protagonist of the novel, Odili Samalu dislikes the government service and favours the job of a teacher in the rural area to save himself from licking the boots of politicians. Ironically, he gets drawn in politics by his welcome into Chief Nanga's mansion. At first Odili admires him and then is moved to vengeance when Nanga beds his girlfriend, Elsie. However, Odili rapidly matures and is associated with his idealist friends Maxwell Kulamo and Eunice who devotedly work for the welfare of their people. This paper underlines that Achebe not only portrays a anguish caused by the corrupt politicians following the euphoria with which his people welcomed independence but also predicts the fact that there is no end to the positive potential in this world. Firstly, he proves it by showing the triumph of the good over the evil and secondly, by giving a very important role to Eunice who becomes the guide of her people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
23. DEATH OF NATIVE CULTURES IN CHINUA ACHEBE'S NO LONGER AT EASE.
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IMPERIALISM - Abstract
In his second novel, No Longer at Ease, Chinua Achebe deals with the society of Umuofia which have been under colonial rule, historically for quite some time now and the people have adapted to the new mode of life. The story of Obi Okonkwo is the story of a lot of young men in his country. His tragedy is the tragedy of that period in the history of Umuofia and Nigeria when the people had lost their traditional ways of life and with it the values that had bound them together. Obi is born into this society where the old values no longer proves useful and is therefore dead. He finds himself at the "crossroads of culture."Achebe has brought in the picture of death to symbolize the death of a society that has been caught up in the dynamic world of change. The old order has certainly died making way for a new and transitional society, which is full of pitfalls, which the average man finds very difficult if not impossible to escape from. Yet this is the transitional stage of a society that has witnessed the dead of a decadent culture and the invasion of a powerful alien culture which is slowly assimilating itself into the ways of the Ibos. No Longer at Ease studies the deeply personal dilemma that modern tribal societies face as a result of rapid Westernization and the central character epitomizes the death of native cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
24. Learning attribute-efficiently with corrupt oracles
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Bennet, Rotem and Bshouty, Nader H.
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MACHINE learning , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence , *MACHINE theory , *COMPUTATIONAL complexity , *COMPUTER algorithms - Abstract
We study learning in a modified EXACT model, where the oracles are corrupt and only few of the presented attributes are relevant. Both modifications were already studied in the literature [Dana Angluin, Mārtiņš Krikis, Learning with malicious membership queries and exceptions (extended abstract), in: COLT ’94: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference on Computational Learning Theory, ACM Press, 1994, pp. 56–57 ; Dana Angluin, Mārtiņš Krikis, Robert H. Sloan, György Turán, Malicious omissions and errors in answers to membership queries, Machine Learning 28 (1997) 211–255; Laurence Bisht, Nader H. Bshouty, Lawrance Khoury, Learning with errors in answers to membership queries (extracted abstract), in: FOCS ’04: Proceedings of the 45th Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS’04, IEEE Computer Society, 2004, pp. 611–620; Nader H. Bshouty, Lisa Hellerstein, Attribute-efficient learning in query and mistake-bound models, J. Comput. System Sci. 56 (3) (1998) 310–319 ; Nick Littlestone, Learning quickly when irrelevant attributes abound: A new linear-threshold algorithm, Machine Learning 2 (4) (1988) 285–318; Robert H. Sloan, Gyorgy Turan, Learning with queries but incomplete information (extended abstract), in: COLT ’94: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference on Computational Learning Theory, ACM Press, 1994, pp. 237–245 ], and efficient solutions were found to most of their variants. Nonetheless, their reasonable combination is yet to be studied, and integrating the existing solutions either fails or works with a complexity that can be significantly improved. In this paper we prove the equivalence of EXACT learning attribute-efficiently with and without corrupt oracles. For each of the possible scenarios we describe a generic scheme that enables learning in these cases using modifications of the standard learning algorithms. We also generalize and improve previous non-attribute-efficient algorithms for learning with corrupt oracles. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2007
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25. LA CAMPAÑA ELECTORAL POR LA JEFATURA DE GOBIERNO DE BUENOS AIRES: ESTRATEGIAS POLÍTICAS E INTELIGIBILIDAD DE LA AGENDA.
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Mauro, Sebastián Gabriel
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CAMPAIGN management , *POLITICAL candidates , *MILITARY strategy ,ARGENTINE politics & government - Abstract
This paper analyses the construction of the political agenda in the election campaign for the Government of Buenos Aires City in 2003, interpreting this in terms of hegemonical articulation. First, it tries to describe and compare the different thoughtful candidates strategies which set a particular agenda. As a provisional hypothesis it is affirmed that this discursive strategies are constructed around the image of the corrupt like a negative identification's device, in a struggle which resolution depends on the citizenship's behaviour in the elections. On the other hand, this behaviour is analysed by assuming that it takes its form as an answers to this discursive struggle, within a framework characterized by the fluctuation of the vote, the weakening of the supporters' fidelity and the growth of an independent electorate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
26. Tendency to Infer Bribery and Corrupt Intent in Social and Business Situations: Comparing Chinese and Singaporean Employees.
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Lim, Chee
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The present paper investigates the differences in ethicalperceptions between Chinese and Singaporean employees. Twocontrasting predictions based on socialization theory are testedusing 142 Chinese and 141 Singaporean employees as subjects. Results show that Chinese employees tend to infer a greaterdegree of unethical (bribery and corrupt) intent than Singaporeanemployees in 17 of the 25 ethical vignettes. The converse isfound in only two and no significant differences are found in therest of the vignettes. Implications for international managersand assignees and researchers in international business workingon or in China are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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27. ИЗУЧЕНИЕ ЛИЧНОСТИ ПРЕСТУПНИКА КАК ОСНОВА ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЯ КОРРУПЦИОННОЙ ПРЕСТУПНОСТИ В СИСТЕМЕ ВЫСШЕГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ
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междисциплинарные связи ,identity of the offender ,the structure of the personality of the criminal ,interdisciplinary communication ,corrupt ,corruption ,the higher education system ,forms of corruption ,формы проявления коррупции ,a study of the causes of corruption crimes ,prevention ,личность преступника ,меры профилактики ,предупреждение ,виктимологическое предупреждение ,структура личности преступника-коррупционера ,система высшего образования ,причины коррупционной преступности ,коррупция ,исследование ,victimological prevention - Abstract
В статье рассматриваются актуальные междисциплинарные проблемы изучения личности преступникакоррупционера в системе высшего образования. Проведено исследование многообразных причин возникновения и распространения коррупции в высших учебных заведениях, а также говорится о необходимости разработки эффективных мер ее профилактики, ставится вопрос о более качественном изучении личности данной категории преступников. На основе использования диалектикоматериалистической методологии и метода опроса выявлены основные признаки, классификации и типологии личности преступника, который совершает коррупционные преступления в данной сфере. Авторы предлагают рассмотреть вопрос о предупреждении коррупционной преступности в системе высшего образования с точки зрения междисциплинарных связей, акцентируя внимание на изучении всех структурных компонентов личности преступникакоррупционера. Анализируются труды ученыхюристов в данной области, в том числе и современные. Раскрываются положительные стороны проведенных исследований о личности преступникакоррупционера в системе высшего образования. Рассмотрены формы проявления коррупции в данной сфере. Затронута социальнопсихологическая характеристика лица, совершающего коррупционные преступления в высших учебных заведениях. Отмечается структура личности преступника, которая является существенной для определения преступного поведения при обусловленных внешних и иных условиях, виды и содержание этих свойств, их типология, функциональные связи в механизме преступного поведения, структура и организация их целостной совокупности, взаимосвязи реализации этой совокупностью своих функций в детерминации преступного поведения. Проанализированы нормативные правовые акты, регулирующие вопросы уголовной ответственности за совершение коррупционных преступлений. Сформирована и проведена исследовательская программа Коррупционная преступность в системе высшего образования. Изучены криминалистические аспекты расследования коррупционных преступлений, совершаемых в высших учебных заведениях. Предлагаются эффективные предупредительные меры для уменьшения количества лиц, совершающих коррупционные преступления в системе высшего образования., The article examines the current interdisciplinary problems of the study of the identity of the criminalcorrupt in higher education. A study of various causes of the emergence and spread of corruption in higher education, as well as the need to develop effective measures to prevent it, raises the question of a better study of the personality of this category of criminals. On the basis of the use of dialecticalmaterialistic methodology and the method of questioning, the main features, classifications and typologies of the personality of the criminal who commits corruption crimes in this sphere are revealed. The authors propose to consider the prevention of corruption crime in higher education from the point of view of interdisciplinary connections, focusing on the study of all the structural components of the identity of the criminalcorrupt. The works of legal scholars in this field, including modern ones, are analyzed. The positive aspects of the conducted research on the identity of the criminalcorrupt official in the system of higher education are revealed. The forms of corruption in this sphere are considered. The author touches upon the sociopsychological characteristics of a person who commits corruption crimes in higher educational institutions. Notes the structure of the offenders personality, which is essential in determining criminal behavior under the conditions of external and other conditions, the types and content of these properties, their typology, functional connections in the mechanism of criminal behavior, the structure and organization of their integral set, the relationship of the implementation of this set of their functions in the determination of criminal behavior. The normative legal acts regulating the issues of criminal liability for corruption crimes are analyzed. Formed and conducted by the research program Corruption and crime in the higher education system Studied forensic aspects of investigating corruption crimes of higher educational institutions. Effective preventive measures are proposed to reduce the number of persons committing corruption crimes in the higher education system., №3(48) (2019)
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- 2019
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28. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF CORRUPTION IN 21ST CENTURY- A REVIEW
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P. Devaraju
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International Monetary Funds ,Second World War ,scam ,corrupt ,Bureaucratic ,Government ,Poverty ,Political ,Education - Abstract
Corruption is an age old phenomenon and can be seen everywhere now a days. It is like a cancer in public life, which has not become to rampant and perpetuated overnight, but is course of time. The word corruption means destruction, ruining or spoiling a society or nation. A corrupt society is characterized by immorality and lack of fear or respect for the law. It is the abuse of public power for private gain. Corruption comes under many different guises like bribery, extortion, fraud, embezzlement. Misappropriations of public goods, nepotism (favoring family members for jobs and contracts) cronyism and influence pending
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- 2019
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29. Do behavioral base rates impact associated moral judgments?
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Jago, Carl P.
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MORAL judgment , *SOCIAL influence - Abstract
In a series of studies, we ask whether and to what extent the base rate of a behavior influences associated moral judgment. Previous research aimed at answering different but related questions are suggestive of such an effect. However, these other investigations involve injunctive norms and special reference groups which are inappropriate for an examination of the effects of base rates per se. Across five studies, we find that, when properly isolated, base rates do indeed influence moral judgment, but they do so with only very small effect sizes. In another study, we test the possibility that the very limited influence of base rates on moral judgment could be a result of a general phenomenon such as the fundamental attribution error, which is not specific to moral judgment. The results suggest that moral judgment may be uniquely resilient to the influence of base rates. In a final pair of studies, we test secondary hypotheses that injunctive norms and special reference groups would inflate any influence on moral judgments relative to base rates alone. The results supported those hypotheses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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30. Lives of Guanxi
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Cliff, Tom, author
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- 2016
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31. ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЕ КОРРУПЦИОННЫХ ПРЕСТУПЛЕНИЙ В ОЦЕНКЕ ОБЩЕСТВЕННОГО МНЕНИЯ (ПРИКЛАДНОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ)
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противодействие коррупции ,anticorruption measures ,subjects of corruption deal ,субъекты коррупционной сделки ,коррупционные преступления ,corrupt ,corruption ,corruptor ,коррупционер ,crimes of corruption ,корруптер ,детерминация ,антикоррупционные меры ,corruption crimes ,determination ,преступления коррупционной направленности ,prevention effectiveness ,коррупция ,fighting corruption ,эффективность предупреждения - Abstract
Статья посвящена проблемам предупреждения коррупционных преступлений, носящих уголовно‑правовой и криминологический характер. К их числу автор, в частности, относит неопределенность понятий, методологические просчеты, нечеткость закона. Вопрос о понятии коррупционного преступления до конца не решен, это оказывает непосредственное влияние на предупреждение коррупционных преступлений. В статье поднимается проблема выделения критериев отнесения преступлений к коррупционным, в качестве ключевого признака деяния указана коррупционная сделка. Автором проведено прикладное исследование с применением метода опроса в форме анкетирования граждан РФ (всего 300 респондентов). Опрошенные указали причины коррупционных преступлений, дали оценку уровня коррупции, осуществляемым антикоррупционным мерам. Респондентами по‑разному оцениваются роли субъектов коррупционных отношений, осуждению в большей степени подвергнуто поведение коррупционера, оправдательное отношение чаще касается корруптера и посредника. Автор приходит, в частности, к выводам о непроработанности концепции антикоррупционной политики, отсутствии системного противодействия коррупционным преступлениям. Поскольку противодействие коррупции на региональном и муниципальном уровнях является неотъемлемой составляющей антикоррупционной политики, автор приходит к выводу о способности региональной и муниципальной политики учитывать особенности состояния общества, причины коррупции в разных областях и возможности эффективного противодействия коррупционным преступлениям. Содержится рекомендация субъектам РФ специализировать мероприятия по противодействию коррупции в зависимости от коррупционно опасных сфер государственного управления. Результаты проведенного прикладного исследования выявили низкую эффективность антикоррупционных мер. Высказываются предположения о причинах толерантного отношения граждан к коррупции, невысокой готовности россиян сообщать о ставших известных им фактах коррупции. Автор указывает на особую важность привлечения институтов гражданского общества к борьбе с коррупцией с целью воспитания правового и гражданского сознания, получения навыков антикоррупционного поведения, The article is devoted to the problems of preventing corruption crimes, which have criminally‑legal and criminological nature. Among them, the author, in particular, refers to the uncertainty of concepts, methodological errors, and the illegibility of the law. The issue of the concept of a corruption crime has not been fully resolved; it has a direct impact on prevention of the corruption crimes. The article raises the problem of identifying the criteria for classifying crimes as corruption, corruption transaction is specified as a key feature of the act. The author conducted an applied research using the survey method in the form of a survey of Russian citizens (totally 300 respondents). The respondents pointed out the causes of corruption crimes, assessed the level of corruption, and the implemented anticorruption measures. Respondents differently assessed the role of subjects of corruption relations; the behavior of the corrupt is condemned to a greater extent; the corrupter and facilitator more often gets justificatory attitude. The author comes, in particular, to the conclusions about the undeveloped concept of anticorruption policy, the lack of systematic counteraction to corruption crimes. Since anti‑corruption at the regional and municipal levels is an integral part of anticorruption policy, the author comes to the conclusion about the ability of regional and municipal policy to take into account the peculiarities of the state of the society, the causes of corruption in different areas and the possibility of effective combating corruption crimes. There is a recommendation to the entities of the Russian Federation to specialize antiorruption measures depending on the corruption dangerous spheres of public administration. The results of the conducted applied research revealed the low effectiveness of anticorruption measures. There are suggestions about the reasons for the tolerant attitude of citizens to corruption, the low readiness of Russians to report the facts of corruption that have become known to them. The author points out the special importance of involving civil society institutions in the fight against corruption in order to educate legal and civil consciousness, to acquire skills of anticorruption behavior, №4(45) (2018)
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32. Revisiting Progressive Era Lessons for Understanding Today.
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Theising, Andrew J.
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NONFICTION - Published
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33. Antecedent 99mTc-MDP and 99mTc-Sestamibi Administration Corrupts Bone Mineral Density Measured by DXA.
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McKiernan, Fergus Eoin, Hocking, Jane, and Cournoyer, Susan
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BONES ,SKELETON ,BODY weight ,BONE density - Abstract
Abstract: Previous reports of the effect of antecedent administration of radionuclide on bone mineral density (BMD) measurements have yielded inconsistent results. Ten subjects scheduled for
99m Tc-methylene diphosphonate (99m Tc-MDP) bone scanning and 10 scheduled for99m Tc-sestamibi cardiac scanning had BMD measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (GE/Lunar) before and within 5 hours of diagnostic radionuclide injection. Paired t test and Wilcoxon-signed rank tests were used to compare the measured differences in BMD at multiple skeletal sites. Differences were subjected to multivariate analysis of demographic factors. Mean change in measured BMD following99m Tc-sestamibi administration (ΔBMD-99m Tc-sestamibi) was −0.216±0.113 g/cm2 at the total body and −0.348±0.300 g/cm2 at the lumbar spine (p <0.005). Mean change in measured BMD following99m Tc-MDP administration (ΔBMD-99m Tc-MDP) was −0.058±0.037 g/cm2 at the total body and −0.053±0.049 g/cm2 at the lumbar spine (p <0.05). Mean ΔBMD-99m Tc-sestamibi exceeded least significant change (LSC) in all skeletal sites except the femoral trochanter. Mean ΔBMD-99m Tc-MDP exceeded LSC only at the lumbar spine. The effect was correlated with99m Tc dose but not with gender, age, body mass index, baseline BMD, or time interval from injection to scan acquisition. In conclusion, BMD measured by the GE/Lunar Prodigy densitometer is corrupted by antecedent99m Tc-sestamibi and to a lesser extent by99m Tc-MDP. This effect is greater at the total body and lumbar spine than at the hip. Caution is warranted in scheduling and interpreting DXA studies when99m Tc has been recently administered. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]- Published
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34. Hunter Biden and the Press: Who's the Real Degenerate?
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Jenkins Jr., Holman W.
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HUNTERS , *PRESS , *ANDROMEDA Galaxy , *FALSE testimony , *FOREIGN electoral interference - Published
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35. Strengthening the Citizen-State Compact through Feedback : Effective Complaint Management as a Pathway to Articulate Citizen Voice and Improve State Response
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World Bank
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COMMUNICATIONS ,CABINET SECRETARY ,INFORMATION PROVISION ,INFORMATION ,ACTION PLANS ,INTERNAL AUDIT ,PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT ,SOFTWARE ,COMMUNICATION ,PRIVATE INVESTMENT ,DATABASES ,VERIFICATION ,INITIATIVES ,COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ,TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ,MONITORING ,COMPUTERS ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,TIME FRAMES ,ANTI- CORRUPTION ,GOVERNMENTS ,LICENSES ,ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER ,PUBLIC COMPLAINTS ,INTEGRITY ,TECHNICAL SUPPORT ,ELECTRONIC MEDIA ,BUSINESS ,TRANSACTIONS ,TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT ,BANK ,INVESTIGATIONS ,CONFIDENTIALITY ,AGREEMENT ,CONSULTATION ,PROCUREMENT ,INTERNAL CONTROL ,INSTITUTIONS ,MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ,PROCEDURAL CHANGES ,HARD COPIES ,USERS ,VIOLENCE ,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION ,TELEVISION ,TRANSPARENCY ,ORGANIZATIONS ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,CAPACITY-BUILDING ,STRATEGIES ,ONE-STOP SHOP ,COMPUTER ,DEPUTY MINISTER ,TRAINING MATERIAL ,CORRUPT ,LEGAL ADVICE ,PROCEDURE ,PROFIT ,MEDIA ,DATA ANALYSIS ,PHONE ,SEARCH ,VALUE CHAIN ,SERVICE PROVIDER ,INSTITUTION ,VIDEOS ,BUSINESS PROCESSES ,INFORMATION SYSTEM ,CONSULTATIONS ,SUPERVISION ,ONE-STOP SHOPS ,SERVICES ,PERFORMANCE ,COPYRIGHT ,PHONE NUMBERS ,DROP DOWN MENUS ,TECHNICAL COOPERATION ,PHONE NUMBER ,PROCEDURES ,TRAINING MATERIALS ,HUMAN RIGHTS ,MINISTER ,COMPLAINTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ,LEGAL ISSUES ,CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ,CONTACT POINTS ,PUBLIC PLACES ,TELEPHONE ,INVESTIGATION ,PRIVACY ISSUES ,COMPLAINT ,MINISTERS ,SERVICE ,EMAILS ,NEPOTISM ,HARMONIZATION ,ACTION PLAN ,MINISTER OF HEALTH ,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ,CUSTOMER SERVICE ,RESULT ,MENUS ,SECURITY ,PRIVACY ,LEGAL ASSISTANCE ,GOVERNANCE ,POLICY ,REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ,COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES ,TARGET ,BEST PRACTICES ,EQUIPMENT ,CUSTOMER RELATIONS ,REGULATION ,SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ,CONSULTANTS ,PRIVATE SECTOR ,AMENDMENTS ,GOVERNMENT ,TIME PERIOD ,VIDEO ,PROTOCOLS ,INITIATIVE ,CONFIDENCE ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,DATABASE ,HUMAN RESOURCES ,MATERIALS ,REGULATIONS ,ADMINISTRATION ,ORGANIZATION ,INTERNAL SYSTEM ,LEGAL STATUS ,COMPLAINTS ,PREFERENTIAL ,GOVERNMENT SERVICES ,ANTI-CORRUPTION ,MATERIAL ,STRATEGY ,CUSTOMER ,INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ,ADVERTISEMENTS ,RESULTS ,CORRUPTION ,LEGAL FRAMEWORK ,GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ,PHYSICAL PRESENCE ,LAWYERS ,LAWS ,FINANCIAL SUPPORT ,SENIOR MANAGEMENT ,CAPACITY BUILDING ,IMPLEMENTING AGENCY ,QUERIES ,LEADERSHIP ,GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,LAW ,TRACKING SYSTEM ,ETHICS - Abstract
The Palestinian Authority is committed to improving state-citizen relations through various mechanisms including the complaints resolution. The objective of this technical assistance, which has been undertaken at the request of the DGC, is to strengthen the Complaint Handling Mechanisms (CHMs) in five Palestinian ministries/government entities that are supported by World Bank-financed projects, as well as the DGC. This summary report synthesizes key findings that have emerged throughout the technical assistance and formulates Ministry-specific recommendations. It forms the basis of a possible phase II of the project, which would support the implementation of recommendations. The report presents the innovative methodology used to bring together the demand- and supply-side perspectives on CHMs in targeted ministries; the key findings from the survey and the ministry-by-ministry assessments; the key suggestions for improvement; and finally the next steps. The technical assistance has generated high client interest among the concerned Ministries, the DGC and development partners.The technical assistance has generated high client interest among the concerned Ministries, the DGC and development partners. This summary report synthesizes key findings that have emerged throughout the technical assistance and formulates Ministry-specific recommendations. It forms the basis of a possible phase II of the project which would support the implementation of recommendations. The technical assistance also aligns with the focus on strengthening the citizen-state compact specified in the WBG Assistance Strategy FY15-16 for the West Bank and Gaza. The report is structured as follows: Part two presents the context; Part three presents the methodology used to bring together the demand- and supply-side perspectives on CHMs in targeted ministries; Part four presents the key findings from the survey and the ministry-by-ministry assessments; Part five presents the key suggestions for improvement; and finally Part six presents the next steps.
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36. TEMATSKA ANALIZA ROMANA ANGELI IN DEMONI DANA BROWNA V ZVEZI S SEDANJO IN HISTORIČNO POLITIKO KATOLIŠKE CERKVE IN TEOLOGIJE
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Jakob, Nataša and Kennedy, Victor
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angels ,faith ,corrupt ,conflict ,pokvarjen ,fiction ,angeli ,konflikt ,znanost ,umor ,murder ,vera ,demons ,fikcija ,udc:821.111(73)-312.4.09(043.2) ,fact ,religion ,izkrivljanje ,demoni ,history ,distortion ,religija ,science ,zgodovina - Abstract
I have decided to analyze the novel Angels and Demons written by Dan Brown in my diploma. The work is non-canonical and contains many clichéd themes. However, some non-canonical works deserve much more critical attention than they actually get, and Angels and Demons is one of them. Dan Brown invented an incredible plot with many entanglements and subplots. All of the plots and subplots are resolved in the end. The novel is pure fiction. Brown uses, but distorts, historical events in order to tell his story. In my diploma I argued why there has historically been a conflict between science and faith and I wanted to build a bridge between them, and to show how Brown's novel manipulates this conflict. The novel takes the reader on an incredible journey through Rome and the Vatican. I analyzed the main three characters of the novel, and showed how the priest, Carlo Vantresca, does not respect the Canon of the Holy Scripture. At the end I came to the conclusion that everything in the world is related. Science is born from religion and they can complement one another, as Pope John Paul II stated: “Science can purify religion from error and superstition religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish” (John Paul II. A letter To the Reverend George V. Coyne SJ,Director of the Vatican Observatory). Literature, like Brown's, can deal with these themes in many ways, but because Brown's novel sensationalizes them for commercial purposes, it cannot be considered to be serious literature. V diplomskem delu analiziram roman Angeli in demoni Dana Browna. Delo je nekanonično in vsebuje več klišejskih tem. Nekatera nekanonična dela zaslužijo več pozornosti, kot jo dejansko dobijo. Eno izmed teh je roman Angeli in demoni. Dan Brown je ustvaril fantastično zgodbo z mnogo zapleti in podzgodbami. Vse zgodbe se na koncu razrešijo. Roman je izmišljen. Brown uporabi zgodovinske dogodke, ki jih priredi z namenom, da prevlada njegova fikcija. V diplomskem delu sem argumentirala, zakaj je v preteklosti sploh prišlo do konflikta med znanostjo in vero. Prav tako sem hotela »zgraditi most« med njima in pokazati, kako Brown manipulira z odnosom med znanostjo in vero. Roman popelje bralca na čudovito potovanje skozi Rim in Vatikan. Analizirala sem tri glavne junake in razkrila, v katerih pogledih duhovnik, Carlo Vantresca, ne spoštuje predpisov Svetega pisma. Na koncu sem ugotovila, da je vse na svetu povezano. Znanost se je rodila iz religije in se lepo dopolnjujeta, kot je izjavil tudi prejšnji papež Janez Pavel II.: “Znanost lahko vero očisti napak in praznoverja, vera pa lahko očisti znanost idoliziranja in napačnih predstav. Vsaka izmed njih lahko potegne drugo v širši svet, v svet, v katerem lahko obe cvetita” (Janez Pavel II., Pismo prečastitemu George V. Coyne SJ, direktorju vatikanskega Obzervatorija). Literatura, kot je Brownova, se lahko spoprime s temi temami na veliko načinov. Vendar zaradi tega, ker Brown zbuja veliko pozornosti z omenjenimi temami v komercialne namene, roman ne more spadati v klasično literaturo.
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37. Addressing the Enforcement Gap to Counter Crime : Part 1. Crime, Poverty and the Police
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Gramckow, Heike P., Greene, Jack, Marshall, Ineke, and Barao, Lisa
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ADJUDICATION ,BASIC SERVICES ,COMMUNITY POLICING ,CRIMINAL LAW ,POOR NEIGHBORHOODS ,INITIATIVES ,THEFTS ,THEFT ,CRIMES ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,TERRORISM ,ARREST ,BRIBE ,RULE OF LAW ,POLICE OFFICERS ,GOVERNMENTS ,CRIME ,JUVENILE OFFENDERS ,CRIMINALITY ,INTEGRITY ,CRIMINAL SANCTIONS ,BANK ,INVESTIGATIONS ,CRIME VICTIMIZATION ,ASSETS ,TRIAL ,ABUSES ,CRIMINAL JUSTICE ,SOLICITATION ,SANCTIONS ,VIOLENCE ,SCANDALS ,TRANSPARENCY ,LAW ENFORCEMENT ,ORGANIZATIONS ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,STRATEGIES ,CASES ,CORRUPT ,ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ,DETENTION ,POLICE OFFICER ,CORRUPTION LEGISLATION ,DISPUTE RESOLUTION ,GOVERNANCE REFORM ,LEGAL RESEARCH ,BRIBERY ,PROSECUTORS ,SERVICES ,JUVENILE JUSTICE ,JUDGES ,CRIMINOLOGY ,LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ,ROLE OF POLICE ,HUMAN RIGHTS ,PROSECUTION ,POLICE SERVICES ,MALFEASANCE ,DISCRETION ,PUBLIC SAFETY ,MEDIATION ,INVESTIGATION ,GANGS ,ENFORCEMENT ,SOCIAL PROBLEMS ,JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ,SERVICE ,INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ,DUE PROCESS ,CRIMINALS ,INVESTIGATORS ,CORRUPT PRACTICES ,ARBITERS ,FREE PRESS ,ACCOUNTING ,ARRESTS ,NEIGHBORHOODS ,ROBBERY ,ACCESS TO JUSTICE ,FALSE ARRESTS ,POLICIES ,GOVERNANCE ,POLICY ,MINISTRIES OF JUSTICE ,POLICE ,JUSTICE ,SAFETY ,CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES ,COURT PROCEEDINGS ,CRIMINAL ,COURTS ,GOVERNMENT ,STATE COURTS ,MILITARY POLICE ,CONFIDENCE ,PROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,CRIME PREVENTION ,POLICE CORRUPTION ,ORGANIZATION ,SOCIAL STRUCTURE ,ETHIC ,POLICE TECHNIQUES ,LEGAL STATUS ,POLICE MANAGEMENT ,OFFENSES ,POLICING ,MEDIUM ,COMPLAINTS ,COUNSEL ,LEGAL SYSTEMS ,ANTI-CORRUPTION ,STRATEGY ,ABUSE ,POLITICS ,DELINQUENCY ,PRISONS ,CORRUPTION ,LAWYERS ,KICKBACKS ,LAWS ,GANG ,LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ,CIVIL LAW ,LEADERSHIP ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,LAW ,VIOLENT CRIMES ,ETHICS - Abstract
Crime and violence impede development and disproportionally impact poor people in many countries across the world. Though crime and violence represent serious problems in many countries, less-developed countries experience particular concentrations, especially those that are characterized by fragile or less-trusted government institutions and pervasive insecurity. Under such circumstances, human, social, political, and economic development suffers. Research across the globe has shown that holistic approaches that focus on the entire spectrum of a government's crime response chain, ranging from crime prevention to enforcement, tend to have better outcomes than isolated interventions involving only the police or other individual government agency. To date, most of the Bank's investment in efforts to reduce crime have focused on crime prevention in the form of urban and social development programs. Investment and policy lending that support the improvement of police operations to reduce crime and develop stronger neighborhoods are more limited. To assist country teams and client counterparts in their efforts to develop effective, holistic responses against crime that include the police, justice reform staff in the Governance Global Practice teamed up with internationally recognized experts to compile evidence-based good practice information for developing effective police responses to crime. The resulting three part publication, titled Addressing the Enforcement Gap to Counter Crime: Investing in Public Safety, the Rule of Law and Local Development in Poor Neighborhoods outlines the impact of crime and violence on development and the poor in particular and explains a proven three-pronged approach to creating police agencies that work in collaboration with communities and other government and private service providers to identify crime problems, develop holistic and inclusive solutions the apply a restorative justice approach. The publication also outlines how such approach can be integrated into Bank projects and client country reform plans.
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38. Addressing the Enforcement Gap to Counter Crime : Part 2. Options for World Bank Engagement with Police
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Gramckow, Heike P., Greene, Jack, Marshall, Ineke, and Barao, Lisa
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INDICATORS ,CITIES ,RIGHTS ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,COLONIZATION ,COMMUNITY POLICING ,PROJECTS ,DESIGN ,POOR NEIGHBORHOODS ,INITIATIVES ,LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ,CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL ,CRIMES ,COMMUNITY LEADERS ,ANTI- CORRUPTION ,RULE OF LAW ,URBANIZATION ,POLICE OFFICERS ,GOVERNMENTS ,CRIME ,POLITICAL LEADERS ,JUVENILE OFFENDERS ,CRIMINALITY ,INTEGRITY ,POVERTY ,BANK ,AGREEMENT ,PROCUREMENT ,INSTITUTIONS ,GROWTH ,HEALTH ,CRIMINAL JUSTICE ,INTERVENTION ,VIOLENCE ,INTERVENTIONS ,TRANSPARENCY ,LAW ENFORCEMENT ,ORGANIZATIONS ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,STRATEGIES ,ADOPTION ,CASES ,CORRUPT ,COMMUNITY RELATIONS ,URBAN COMMUNITIES ,POLICE OFFICER ,OFFENDERS ,URBAN PLANNING ,COMMON LAW ,CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX ,BRIBERY ,POLICE HISTORY ,DISABILITY ,POLICE STRUCTURES ,SOCIAL COHESION ,PROSECUTORS ,SERVICES ,JUVENILE JUSTICE ,JUDGES ,CRIMINOLOGY ,VICTIMS ,MOBILITY ,HUMAN RIGHTS ,PROSECUTION ,POLICE SERVICES ,CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,PUBLIC SAFETY ,MEDIATION ,GANGS ,COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ,ENFORCEMENT ,COMPLAINT ,COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ,JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ,JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE ,SERVICE ,GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION ,CITIZENS ,INVESTIGATORS ,CORRUPT PRACTICES ,FREE PRESS ,ARRESTS ,NEIGHBORHOODS ,SECURITY ,ARCHITECTURE ,JUDICIARY ,INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,FACILITIES ,POLICIES ,GOVERNANCE ,POLICY ,MINISTRIES OF JUSTICE ,NEIGHBORHOOD ,POLICE ,COMMUNITY ,JUSTICE ,YOUTH ,SAFETY ,CITIZEN ,SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ,PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH ,CRIMINAL ,COURTS ,GOVERNMENT ,PROJECT ,STATE COURTS ,MILITARY POLICE ,CONFIDENCE ,PROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,TRAINING ,CRIME PREVENTION ,PARTICIPATION ,ORGANIZATION ,LEGAL STATUS ,POLICE MANAGEMENT ,POLICING ,JUDICIAL SYSTEM ,COUNSEL ,POLICE TRAINING ,ANTI-CORRUPTION ,STRATEGY ,GENDER ISSUES ,ABUSE ,POLITICS ,DELINQUENCY ,ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS ,CORRUPTION ,FAVELA ,CIVIL LAW ,LEADERSHIP ,BUSINESS COMMUNITY ,GENDER ,COMMUNITIES ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,LAW - Abstract
Crime and violence impede development and disproportionally impact poor people in many countries across the world. Though crime and violence represent serious problems in many countries, less-developed countries experience particular concentrations, especially those that are characterized by fragile or less-trusted government institutions and pervasive insecurity. Under such circumstances, human, social, political, and economic development suffers. Research across the globe has shown that holistic approaches that focus on the entire spectrum of a government's crime response chain, ranging from crime prevention to enforcement, tend to have better outcomes than isolated interventions involving only the police or other individual government agency. To date, most of the Bank's investment in efforts to reduce crime have focused on crime prevention in the form of urban and social development programs. Investment and policy lending that support the improvement of police operations to reduce crime and develop stronger neighborhoods are more limited. To assist country teams and client counterparts in their efforts to develop effective, holistic responses against crime that include the police, justice reform staff in the Governance Global Practice teamed up with internationally recognized experts to compile evidence-based good practice information for developing effective police responses to crime. The resulting three part publication, titled Addressing the Enforcement Gap to Counter Crime: Investing in Public Safety, the Rule of Law and Local Development in Poor Neighborhoods outlines the impact of crime and violence on development and the poor in particular and explains a proven three-pronged approach to creating police agencies that work in collaboration with communities and other government and private service providers to identify crime problems, develop holistic and inclusive solutions the apply a restorative justice approach. The publication also outlines how such approach can be integrated into Bank projects and client country reform plans.
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39. Accounting, the cost of corruption and abuse of power in the United States (1970-1990): lessons to be learned
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Roudaki, Hajar and Roudaki, Hajar
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The Watergate scandal and resulting resignation of President Richard Nixon in the early 1970s, is arguably the most egregious instance of corruption at the highest levels of government in the history of the United States (U.S). The scandal revealed a disturbing pattern of misuse of corporate funds for improper or illegal purposes by U.S companies, domestically and internationally. A series of hearings in response to these issues, made it apparent that legislation was required to address corrupt activities. The hearings also shed light on discoveries of cases of financial misstatements that were not discovered or reported by auditors and boards of directors. The role of accounting, auditors and accountability in disguising the corrupt and bribery payments were not the main concern of the hearings and inquiries. Even through, bribes and questionable payments had become the norm of business practices. It was apparent that the accountability system, that is designed to assure the proper accounting of the use of corporate funds, was frustrated. The United States became the global leader in the fight against corruption in international business with the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in 1977 as the first legislation in the world to recognise and seek to curb the contribution of domestically based corporations to foreign corruption. The act included accounting provisions relating to record keeping requirements and establishment of a system of controls for the perceived assurance of corporate accountability. However, the FCPA did little to address the accounting and auditing failures that were initially raised by the Congress or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The act would have been significant if it had the ability to affect the governance and accountability mechanisms of corporations, the work of independent auditors and the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, the enactment of the FCPA became largely a symbolic exer
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40. Putin the Not So Great.
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Jenkins Jr., Holman W.
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41. A Warning About Khrushchev.
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Greene, Bob
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42. A Fraudulent Ethics Debate on Congressional Stock Trading.
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Strassel, Kimberley A.
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STOCKS (Finance) , *TRADE regulation , *INSIDER trading in securities , *ETHICS - Published
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43. Differentiating social and personal power
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Janka I. Stoker, Joris Lammers, Diederik A. Stapel, Department of Marketing, Department of Social Psychology, and Research programme OB
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Adult ,Male ,INFORMATION ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Dependency, Psychological ,Individuality ,INHIBITION ,Impression formation ,CORRUPT ,Affect (psychology) ,ACCESSIBILITY ,Power (social and political) ,Young Adult ,INDIVIDUATING PROCESSES ,Humans ,Social Behavior ,General Psychology ,media_common ,IMPRESSION-FORMATION ,Psychological Tests ,Stereotyping ,Field (Bourdieu) ,ATTENTION ,Social power ,Independence ,PERCEIVERS ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Power over ,Female ,Power, Psychological ,Psychology ,Social psychology - Abstract
How does power affect behavior? We posit that this depends on the type of power. We distinguish between social power (power over other people) and personal power (freedom from other people) and argue that these two types of power have opposite associations with independence and interdependence. We propose that when the distinction between independence and interdependence is relevant, social power and personal power will have opposite effects; however, they will have parallel effects when the distinction is irrelevant. In two studies (an experimental study and a large field study), we demonstrate this by showing that social power and personal power have opposite effects on stereotyping, but parallel effects on behavioral approach., How does power affect behavior? We posit that this depends on the type of power. We distinguish between social power (power over other people) and personal power (freedom from other people) and argue that these two types of power have opposite associations with independence and interdependence. We propose that when the distinction between independence and interdependence is relevant, social power and personal power will have opposite effects; however, they will have parallel effects when the distinction is irrelevant. In two studies (an experimental study and a large field study), we demonstrate this by showing that social power and personal power have opposite effects on stereotyping, but parallel effects on behavioral approach. How does power affect behavior? This is an important question in psychology, given that we live in a world with extremely salient power differentials. Presidents can decide on the economic fate of millions, CEOs can hire or fire thousands of employees, and generals can make decisions that determine whether thousands of soldiers live or die. If people's behavior is affected by their power, then it is crucial to know how and why. In the current research, we argue that to answer how power affects behavior, it is necessary to take a closer look at the concept of power itself. We propose that power can refer to different things, which in turn have different effects. In the relevant literature, however, power is traditionally treated as a single construct, and the difference between various aspects of power is ignored. The multitude of competing and diverging definitions of power already indicates that a monolithic power concept is too restrictive (Fiske & Berdahl, 2007). A close look at these many definitions of power suggests that there are two main types.
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- 2009
44. Learning attribute-efficiently with corrupt oracles
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Rotem Bennet and Nader H. Bshouty
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Oracles ,Monotone theory ,Scheme (programming language) ,General Computer Science ,business.industry ,Computer science ,Attribute efficient ,Queries ,Theoretical Computer Science ,Computational learning theory ,Complete information ,EXACT ,Learning ,Artificial intelligence ,business ,Corrupt ,computer ,Equivalence (measure theory) ,Learning with errors ,Computer Science(all) ,computer.programming_language - Abstract
We study learning in a modified EXACT model, where the oracles are corrupt and only few of the presented attributes are relevant. Both modifications were already studied in the literature [Dana Angluin, Mārtiņš Krikis, Learning with malicious membership queries and exceptions (extended abstract), in: COLT ’94: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference on Computational Learning Theory, ACM Press, 1994, pp. 56–57 [3]; Dana Angluin, Mārtiņš Krikis, Robert H. Sloan, György Turán, Malicious omissions and errors in answers to membership queries, Machine Learning 28 (1997) 211–255; Laurence Bisht, Nader H. Bshouty, Lawrance Khoury, Learning with errors in answers to membership queries (extracted abstract), in: FOCS ’04: Proceedings of the 45th Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, FOCS’04, IEEE Computer Society, 2004, pp. 611–620; Nader H. Bshouty, Lisa Hellerstein, Attribute-efficient learning in query and mistake-bound models, J. Comput. System Sci. 56 (3) (1998) 310–319 [12]; Nick Littlestone, Learning quickly when irrelevant attributes abound: A new linear-threshold algorithm, Machine Learning 2 (4) (1988) 285–318; Robert H. Sloan, Gyorgy Turan, Learning with queries but incomplete information (extended abstract), in: COLT ’94: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference on Computational Learning Theory, ACM Press, 1994, pp. 237–245 [5]], and efficient solutions were found to most of their variants. Nonetheless, their reasonable combination is yet to be studied, and integrating the existing solutions either fails or works with a complexity that can be significantly improved. In this paper we prove the equivalence of EXACT learning attribute-efficiently with and without corrupt oracles. For each of the possible scenarios we describe a generic scheme that enables learning in these cases using modifications of the standard learning algorithms. We also generalize and improve previous non-attribute-efficient algorithms for learning with corrupt oracles.
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- 2007
45. A New Cross-National Measure of Corruption
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Escresa, Laarni and Picci, Lucio
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RESEARCHER ,INFORMATION ,CASE ,BRIBERY CONVENTION ,DATABASES ,DESCRIPTION ,FOREIGN OFFICIALS ,ANTI-BRIBERY ,CRIMES ,TERRORISM ,CONTENTS ,BRIBE ,PUBLIC OFFICIAL ,FINANCIAL CRIMES ,GOVERNMENTS ,ADMINISTRATIONS ,BANK ,PROCUREMENT ,PORK BARREL ,BRIBES ,FREE_PRESS ,CORRUPT ACT ,VIOLENCE ,TRANSPARENCY ,DOMAINS ,ORGANIZATIONS ,CONVICTION ,CPI SCORES ,INDEXES ,CASES ,CORRUPT ,DEMOCRACY ,COMBATING BRIBERY ,MEDIA ,CONCEPT ,SOCIAL SCIENCES ,MULTINATIONAL ,TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL ,EXTORTION ,FREEDOM OF THE PRESS ,CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX ,BRIBERY ,PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ,PROSECUTORS ,FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ,PROSECUTION ,CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS ,PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION ,INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS ,MALFEASANCE ,PROBABILITIES ,DATA ,RESEARCH ,CORRUPTION SURVEYS ,STANDARD ,CORRUPT PRACTICES ,FREE PRESS ,BRIBE PAYER ,INDEX ,SECURITY ,POLITICAL CORRUPTION ,JUDICIARY ,GOVERNANCE ,POLICY ,CENSORSHIP ,PROBABILITY ,JUSTICE ,CASES OF CORRUPTION ,FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT ,PUBLIC HEALTH ,GOVERNMENT ,CORRUPTION CASES ,DATABASE ,WEBSITE ,FREEDOM OF SPEECH ,ADMINISTRATION ,PUBLIC OFFICIALS ,ORGANIZATION ,DIGEST ,BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS ,INTERNATIONAL LAW ,SECURITIES ,NUMBER OF CORRUPTION ,LOGIC ,ANTI-CORRUPTION ,STRATEGY ,ARTICLE ,POLITICS ,DOCUMENTS ,POLITICIANS ,CORRUPTION ,BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS ,PUBLISHING ,INDICES ,LAWS ,CPI ,LEADERSHIP ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,LAW - Abstract
A new measure of cross-national corruption is constructed based on the geographic distribution of public officials involved in cross-border corruption cases. A comparison is made between the Public Administration Corruption Index (PACI) and perception-based measures, considers the extent to which differences between them are driven by systematic factors, and concludes that they are not. As more data on cases of cross-border bribery incidents become available, the PACI will provide an increasingly valid cross-national measure of corruption.
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- 2015
46. Urban Fragility and Violence in Africa : A Cross-Country Analysis
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World Bank
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PUBLIC INFORMATION ,WASTE ,ALCOHOL ,CHILDREN ,ADULTHOOD ,BASIC SERVICES ,FAMILIES ,MEASUREMENT ,DRUG TRAFFICKING ,SEX WORKERS ,INITIATIVES ,IMPLEMENTATION ,THEFTS ,THEFT ,YOUNG ADULTS ,CRIMES ,JUSTICES ,MIGRANTS ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,SEXUAL VIOLENCE ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,TERRORISM ,RULE OF LAW ,WORKERS ,GOVERNMENTS ,CRIME ,ROBBERIES ,DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ,MENTAL HEALTH ,BANK ,RISK FACTORS ,AGREEMENT ,SOCIAL SERVICES ,GIRLS ,TRIAL ,FORMS OF VIOLENCE ,HEALTH ,INTERVENTION ,WALKING ,BEHAVIOR ,AGED ,VIOLENCE ,TRANSPARENCY ,ORGANIZATIONS ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,STRATEGIES ,CORRUPT ,AGGRESSIVE ,ETHNIC GROUPS ,MEDIA ,POLITICAL INTERESTS ,SEXUAL ABUSE ,POLLUTION ,ELDER ABUSE ,INTIMATE PARTNER ,RAPE ,SURVEILLANCE ,PARENTING ,EXTORTION ,CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX ,SOCIAL NORMS ,PROSECUTORS ,SERVICES ,PREVENTION ,RISKS ,INTERVIEW ,VICTIMS ,HUMAN RIGHTS ,CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS ,LIVING CONDITIONS ,RISK OF VIOLENCE ,GANGS ,STRESS ,COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ,URBAN POPULATION ,RESIDENTIAL CARE ,INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS ,SERVICE ,CRIMINALS ,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ,JAIL ,CHILD MALTREATMENT ,MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ,ACCOUNTING ,JUDICIARY ,ACCESS TO INFORMATION ,ROBBERY ,LEGAL ASSISTANCE ,POLICIES ,GOVERNANCE ,POLICY ,PERSONAL SAFETY ,POLICE ,ACCESS TO SERVICES ,CIVIL’ SOCIETY ,TRIALS ,JUSTICE ,YOUTH ,DISASTERS ,SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ,CORRUPT ACTS ,PUBLIC HEALTH ,CRIMINAL ,HYGIENE ,GOVERNMENT ,INITIATIVE ,CONFIDENCE ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,MIGRATION ,ORGANIZATION ,CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ,QUALITY OF LIFE ,PEOPLE ,JUDICIAL SYSTEM ,KNOWLEDGE ,LEGAL FRAMEWORKS ,VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ,INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE ,STRATEGY ,ABUSE ,NEEDS ASSESSMENT ,PRISONS ,VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ,CORRUPTION ,QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ,OFFENSE ,LAWS ,GANG ,RESEARCH METHODS ,HEALTH SERVICES ,STATE GOVERNMENTS ,INJURIES ,LEADERSHIP ,CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE ,GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,LAW - Abstract
Understanding the dynamic interplaying between urban violence and fragility and a countries’ economic potential will be key to boosting development in most African countries. As a first step to tackle this challenge, a multi-country study undertook a comparative research process, which identifies common trends across Sub-Saharan Africa in order to facilitate the identification of mechanisms through which urban fragility and violence prevention could be further integrated into the development process of African countries. Research and pilot activities were undertaken in one country of each of the three sub-regions in the continent. In all the countries included, the analytical work focused on understanding dynamics of crime and violence in selected urban areas and existing institutional (formal and informal) responses to crime and violence, so as to further the World Bank understanding on how to best address urban fragility and foster local resilience while putting the building blocks to define an urban fragility agenda in the Sub-Saharan African region. This report gives an overview of this multi-country study.
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- 2015
47. Doing the Survey Two-Step : The Effects of Reticence on Estimates of Corruption in Two-Stage Survey Questions
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Karalashvili, Nona, Kraay, Aart, and Murrell, Peter
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RESEARCHER ,MEASURES ,INDICATORS ,INFORMATION ,SAMPLES ,CASE ,DESCRIPTION ,MODELING ,COMPUTERS ,BRIBE ,RULE OF LAW ,SCIENCE ,GOVERNMENTS ,CRIME ,ACT OF CORRUPTION ,ORDERING ,BANK ,CRIME VICTIMIZATION ,TESTS ,RELIABILITY ,SIMULATION ,LIBRARY ,DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ,METHODS ,SMOKING ,BRIBES ,CORRUPT ACT ,TRANSPARENCY ,ORGANIZATIONS ,STRATEGIES ,COMPUTER ,CASES ,CORRUPT ,CLASSIFICATION ,CONCEPT ,SMOKING PREVALENCE ,EVALUATION ,VALIDITY ,ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES ,CHEATING ,BRIBERY ,SAMPLING ,FICTIONS ,SERVICES ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,PROSECUTION ,CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS ,PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION ,MALFEASANCE ,METHODOLOGY ,SURVEYS ,PROBABILITIES ,INVESTIGATION ,DATA ,ENTRIES ,RESEARCH ,SERVICE ,CORRUPTION SURVEYS ,STANDARD ,CRIMINALS ,SURVEY DATA ,INTERVIEWS ,GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ,ACCOUNTING ,ESTIMATES ,ARRANGEMENT ,ORDERINGS ,GOVERNANCE ,POLICY ,TIME ,WEB ,PROBABILITY ,TRIALS ,JUSTICE ,EFFECTS ,RESEARCHERS ,CRIMINAL ,GOVERNMENT ,CONFIDENCE ,CONCEPTS ,ADMINISTRATION ,ORGANIZATION ,ESTIMATING ,AGREEMENTS ,TECHNIQUES ,KNOWLEDGE ,ANTI-CORRUPTION ,NOTATION ,ANTICORRUPTION ,POLITICIANS ,CORRUPTION ,PUBLISHING ,OFFENSE ,SIMULATIONS ,FINANCIAL SUPPORT ,SIZE ,MARIJUANA ,OBSERVATION ,RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS ,GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ,DATA COLLECTION ,LAW ,ETHICS - Abstract
This paper develops a structural approach for modeling how respondents answer survey questions and uses it to estimate the proportion of respondents who are reticent in answering corruption questions, as well as the extent to which reticent behavior biases down conventional estimates of corruption. The context is a common two-step survey question, first inquiring whether a government official visited a business, and then asking about bribery if a visit was acknowledged. Reticence is a concern for both steps, since denying a visit sidesteps the bribe question. This paper considers two alternative models of how reticence affects responses to two-step questions, with differing assumptions on how reticence affects the first question about visits. Maximum-likelihood estimates are obtained for seven countries using data on interactions with tax officials. Different models work best in different countries, but cross-country comparisons are still valid because both models use the same structural parameters. On average, 40 percent of corruption questions are answered reticently, with much variation across countries. A statistic reflecting how much standard measures underestimate the proportion of all respondents who had a bribe interaction is developed. The downward bias in standard measures is highly statistically significant in all countries, varying from 12 percent in Nigeria to 90 percent in Turkey. The source of bias varies widely across countries, between denying a visit and denying a bribe after admitting a visit.
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- 2015
48. Elephant Crime Intelligence System Assessment
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Fahlman, Robert C.
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IDEAS ,PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ,ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES ,WEAPONS ,IVORY TRADE ,INTELLIGENCE ANALYST ,NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ,TYPE OF KNOWLEDGE ,PERSONAL GAIN ,OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE ,SOURCES OF INFORMATION ,SPECIES ,ECOSYSTEMS ,POPULATION SURVEY ,RETENTION ,BEST PRACTICE ,CRIMES ,POPULATION GROWTH ,INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ,ANALYTICAL TOOLS ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,FAUNA ,FLORA ,PUBLIC AWARENESS ,CUSTOMS AUTHORITY ,PROSECUTIONS ,INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL ,RULE OF LAW ,THREAT ,TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ,WILDLIFE POACHING ,POLICE OFFICERS ,CORRUPT OFFICIALS ,SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ,LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY ,CRIMINALITY ,INTEGRITY ,WILDLIFE CRIME ,INTELLIGENCE POLICY ,INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ,EXTINCTION ,INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ,ILLEGAL KILLING ,KILLING OF ELEPHANTS ,FRAUD ,INVESTIGATIONS ,ASSETS ,PROCUREMENT ,WILDLIFE SPECIALISTS ,INTELLIGENCE MODEL ,CORE COMPETENCIES ,E-MAIL ,ILLEGAL POACHING ,INTEGRATION ,ACADEMIC RESEARCH ,VIOLENCE ,GREENHOUSE GAS ,MANAGEMENT TOOL ,DOMAINS ,LAW ENFORCEMENT ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,NETWORK ANALYSIS ,CORRUPT ,BASIC ,CAREER DEVELOPMENT ,ELEPHANT POACHING ,ELEPHANT CONFLICT ,COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ,MEDIA ,ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ,ELEPHANT ,ELEPHANTS ,ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ,DECISION MAKING ,POPULATION DECLINE ,LEADING ,POPULATION ESTIMATES ,NATURAL RESOURCE ,COMPONENTS ,ANIMALS ,KNOWLEDGE GAPS ,PROSECUTORS ,THINKING ,SPECIMENS ,WILDLIFE TRADE ,LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ,AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS ,LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ,POLICE SERVICES ,CRIME AGAINST WILDLIFE ,DISCUSSION ,ASSESSMENT REPORT ,THREAT ASSESSMENT ,INVESTIGATION ,PUBLIC SAFETY ,CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ,INNOVATION ,PUBLIC GOOD ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,HABITAT LOSS ,RHINO HORN ,INTELLIGENCE ,COLLABORATION ,THREATS ,FIELD SITES ,INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS ,ELEPHANT RANGE ,ACTION PLAN ,CRIMINALS ,COMPETENCY ,HUMAN INTELLIGENCE ,INVESTIGATORS ,NETWORKING ,WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ,BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ,PATTERN RECOGNITION ,INVESTIGATOR ,ISSUES ,KNOWLEDGE SHARING ,INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ,BOUNDARIES ,MONOPOLY ,INTERNATIONAL TRADE ,FOREST ,BODY OF INFORMATION ,NETWORKS ,POACHERS ,POLICE ,WARNING ,CONSERVATION OF NATURE ,INSIGHTS ,THREAT ASSESSMENTS ,ATTRIBUTES ,BUSINESS MODEL ,COPYING ,INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ,SUPPLY CHAIN ,ILLEGAL TRADE ,IVORY ,CRIMINAL ,SECURITY PROTOCOLS ,POLICE SERVICE ,WILDLIFE ,CONFIDENCE ,INITIATIVE ,AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,TERRORIST GROUP ,WEBSITE ,WILDLIFE TRADE MONITORING ,INTERNATIONAL LAW ,HARM ,CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ,KNOWLEDGE ASSETS ,CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE ,INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ,TRADE IN IVORY ,ABUSE ,GLOBALIZATION ,ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ,CAREER TRAINING ,DOCUMENTS ,CORRUPTION ,PUBLISHING ,CONSERVATION ISSUES ,NATIONAL SECURITY ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,LAWS ,TRANSPORTATION ,AFRICAN ELEPHANT ,ELEPHANT NUMBERS ,CAPACITY BUILDING ,MONEY LAUNDERING ,INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ,RHINO ,LEADERSHIP ,COMMUNITIES ,GOOD PRACTICE ,RUMOR - Abstract
This assessment concludes that individual nation as well as regional and transnational organizations now have severely limited to nonexistent capacities to effectively respond to growing threat levels. It proposes a networked intelligence-led strategy at national, regional, and transnational levels to more effectively control, reduce, and, more importantly, prevent the wholesale slaughter into extinction of the African elephant population within the next decade. It concludes by outlining the requirements for designing and implementing a long-term sustainable elephant crime intelligence system, including the required governance arrangements, and proposes the roles and functions that key organizations could play at the national, regional, and transnational levels. Currently, a robust intelligence system addressing elephant poaching and illegal trade of ivory at all phases within the intelligence process is either nonexistent or seriously limited in capacity (the key phases in the intelligence process are planning and direction; collection; evaluation; collation; analysis; reporting/dissemination/action). Therefore, the project examines the need for designing and implementing a long-term sustainable elephant crime intelligence system and governance model as well as assessing the roles and functions that key organizations could play at the national, regional, and international levels within such an intelligence system and accompanying governance model.
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- 2015
49. Governance Development Marketplace in Cameroon : Lessons Learned
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World Bank
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PUBLIC INFORMATION ,PUBLIC DEBATE ,PUBLIC SERVICE ,WASTE ,CHILDREN ,FAMILIES ,QUALITY OF EDUCATION ,SEXUAL HARASSMENT ,FINANCING ,INITIATIVES ,PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY ,IMPLEMENTATION ,INSTITUTIONAL REFORM ,ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ,POPULATION ,INCOME ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,INDEPENDENCE ,OVERSIGHT ,WOMEN ,WORKERS ,COMMUNICATION CHANNELS ,INTEGRITY ,POVERTY ,FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION ,BANK ,AGREEMENT ,AID EFFECTIVENESS ,PROCUREMENT ,INSTITUTIONS ,POPULATIONS ,LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ,GROWTH ,HEALTH ,INTERVENTION ,HEALTH CARE SERVICES ,SANCTIONS ,REPRESENTATIVES ,AUTHORITIES ,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION ,REHABILITATION ,TRANSPARENCY ,ORGANIZATIONS ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,PRIMARY EDUCATION ,WATER MANAGEMENT ,CORRUPT ,FIGHTING CORRUPTION ,STUDENTS ,PATIENT ,INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ,PUBLIC SERVICES ,BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS ,MEDIA ,SANITATION ,SURVEILLANCE ,POLITICAL DYNAMICS ,PATIENTS ,HEALTH FACILITIES ,LEGAL DOCUMENTS ,HEALTH RISKS ,PROVISION OF INFORMATION ,DISTRICTS ,FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION ,SERVICES ,DEVELOPMENT POLICY ,RISKS ,CLINICS ,VICTIMS ,CLEAN WATER ,FISCAL ,HOSPITALS ,MINISTER ,HEALTH SECTOR ,ANTI CORRUPTION ,SCHOOL YEAR ,FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,GOVERNANCE PROGRAM ,COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ,INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS ,GOVERNANCE ISSUES ,SERVICE ,IMPROVING GOVERNANCE ,CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ,CITIZENS ,PUBLIC FUNDS ,CORRUPT PRACTICES ,SAFE WATER ,SUPPORT TO PARENTS ,DISSEMINATION ,POLICIES ,GOVERNANCE ,SCHOOL STUDENTS ,POLICY ,REGIONS ,SOCIAL CONTROL ,DECENTRALIZATION ,COMMUNITY ,HEALTH CARE ,ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS ,CITIZEN ,PUBLIC HEALTH ,HYGIENE ,GOVERNMENT ,SECONDARY SCHOOL ,MASS COMMUNICATION ,CONFIDENCE ,SCHOOL FEES ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,TRAINING ,PARTICIPATION ,BUREAUCRACY ,ORGANIZATION ,QUALITY OF SERVICES ,GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES ,SCHOOL YEARS ,COMPLAINTS ,DRUGS ,KNOWLEDGE ,ANTI-CORRUPTION ,PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ,STRATEGY ,PRIMARY SCHOOL ,INTERNET ,EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ,UNIONS ,GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ,JOURNALISTS ,MUNICIPALITY ,RADIO ,WORKSHOPS ,DYSFUNCTIONAL GOVERNANCE ,CORRUPTION ,LEGAL FRAMEWORK ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,FINANCIAL SUPPORT ,POSTERS ,CAPACITY BUILDING ,HEALTH SERVICES ,OBSERVATION ,URBAN AREAS ,ILLITERACY ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,HOSPITAL - Abstract
Governance is a major challenge to Cameroons development. Weak governance affects most economic transactions and hampers delivery and quality of services. Based on Cameroon’s development strategy (as expressed in the 2035 vision and the 2009 growth and employment strategy), the objective of the World Bank 2010-2014 Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) is to boost inclusive growth, through increased competitiveness and improved service delivery. Governance is a cross-cutting theme in the CAS and for World Bank operations. To support the governance agenda in Cameroon, the World Bank has mobilized funds through the multi-donor Governance Partnership Facility (GPF) for the Banking on Change Governance Program in Cameroon (hereafter the ‘Governance Program’), which became active in March 2010. The objective of the GPF-funded Governance Program is to increase transparency, accountability, and participation related to key governance issues in selected sectors in Cameroon. This report describes output, lessons, and conclusions from the GDM component. GDM’s main output, the Development Marketplace (DM), is described in detail and results and lessons learned are described for both the DM and the GDM as a whole. Other activities under the GDM include a large knowledge sharing event, support to a South-South exchange and seven DM finale debates. Sources for the report include written material (e.g. Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) evaluation report of GDM, summaries of financed activities, feature stories, GDM Finale event guide) and interviews with GDM participants and World Bank staff.
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- 2015
50. Trafficking and Fragility in West Africa
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Dechery, Côme and Ralston, Laura
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ,WEAPONS ,RIGHTS ,JUDICIAL PROCESSES ,CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ,CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY ,GUNS ,HEROIN ,ORGANIZED CRIME ,DRUG TRAFFICKING ,INITIATIVES ,THEFT ,CRIMES ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,TERRORISM ,CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES ,KIDNAPPING ,RULE OF LAW ,WOMEN ,POLICE OFFICERS ,GOVERNMENTS ,CORRUPT OFFICIALS ,ASSAULT ,CRIME ,SHOOTING ,CRIMINALITY ,INTEGRITY ,POVERTY ,CORRUPTION FIGHT ,BANK ,INVESTIGATIONS ,AGREEMENT ,ASSETS ,SOCIAL SERVICES ,TRIAL ,CRIMINAL JUSTICE ,VIOLENCE ,TRANSPARENCY ,LAW ENFORCEMENT ,COLLUSION ,ORGANIZATIONS ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,STRATEGIES ,CONVICTION ,CORRUPT ,DEMOCRACY ,BASIC SERVICE ,MEDIA ,PATRONAGE ,VIOLENT CRIME ,MULTINATIONAL ,EXPLOITATION ,PROPERTY RIGHTS ,BUSINESSMEN ,TRAFFICKERS ,EXTORTION ,JUDICIAL SYSTEMS ,DRUG TRADE ,PROSECUTORS ,DRUG SEIZURES ,NARCOTICS ,FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION ,SERVICES ,VIOLENCE PREVENTION ,VICTIMS ,MINISTER ,PROSECUTION ,COCAINE ,INVESTIGATION ,GANGS ,HUMAN TRAFFICKING ,NARCOTICS CONTROL ,SERVICE ,MENTORING ,DRUG TRAFFICKER ,ACCIDENTS ,INSECURITY ,PRISON ,CRIMINALS ,INVESTIGATORS ,CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ,DRUG ,SECURITY ,SOCIAL SERVICE ,DRUG TRAFFICKERS ,MAFIA ,POLICIES ,GOVERNANCE ,CANNABIS ,POLICY ,SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ,GLOBAL INITIATIVE ,POLICE ,JUSTICE ,PUBLIC HEALTH ,CRIMINAL ,TRAFFICKER ,GOVERNMENT ,ASSAULTS ,RIGHT ,INITIATIVE ,CRIME PREVENTION ,PUBLIC OFFICIALS ,ORGANIZATION ,FIREARMS ,COMPLAINTS ,DRUGS ,ANTI-CORRUPTION ,TRAFFICKING ,STRATEGY ,ABUSE ,COLLAPSE ,CRIME RATES ,REMEDY ,POLITICS ,PROSECUTOR ,CONFLICT ,ORGANIZED CRIMES ,POLITICIANS ,CORRUPTION ,LAWS ,GANG ,SMUGGLERS ,NATIONAL LAW ,MONEY LAUNDERING ,SLUMS ,SOCIAL NETWORKS ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,LAW ,ORGANISED CRIME - Abstract
Trafficking is an emerging concern in West Africa that is gaining increasing attention from the international community. This paper examines the relationship between trafficking and fragility in the region through a meta-analysis of existing knowledge and data on the subject. Given the scope of this paper, we will not attempt to provide any primary empirical or qualitative analysis, but instead focus on offering a comprehensive, unbiased overview of the recent policy and academic literature on the subject, which we hope will assist development practitioners working in the region and help the World Bank identify possible programmatic responses. The authors start this paper by defining trafficking to frame our analysis, and then provide an overview of the trafficking economy across the region. Next, authors outline the potential channels between trafficking and fragility, discussing the actors involved (organized criminal groups, rebels, local or national level politicians, the military, and civilians) and their relevance to specific countries. Finally, the authors present our suggestions on possible policy and programmatic responses, based on identifying both regional and external dimensions to the problems.
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- 2015
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