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James Anderson
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Governance, World Bank. Older stuff on the other platform. Institutions, governance, corruption, anticorruption, human rights, #Mongolia, #Vietnam, East Asia, Pacific
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CIVIC: The Civil Society and Social Innovation Alliance is the World Bank's new global facility supporting civil society organizations (CSOs), social innovators, and social economy actors. ⬇️
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August 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Which data do economists use to study corruption? We examined 339 published articles from 2022 to provide a systematic answer.

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Cover image of a World Bank working paper. It is titled “Which Data Do Economists Use to Study Corruption ? A Cross-Section of Corruption Research”. The authors’ names are listed as James H. Anderson and Akanksha Baidya. It is dated March 2005, and the cover indicates that it is included in the Reproducible Research Repository.
April 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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What is "people-centered justice"?
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February 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Starting the second day. State effectiveness in India.
A man (Karthik Muralidharan) is speaking at a podium on a stage. A slide is shown on the screen with some quotes about India’s state. “India's challenge of governance & state effectivenes "The way forward for accelerated growth in India is being held back by major governance deficits in all areas connected with the delivery of public goods and services" - Rakesh Mohan, 2018 "The weak performance of the Indian state is one of the ten greatest challenges facing humanity" - Lant Pritchett, 2008 As we assess India @75, there is perhaps no greater barrier to India achieving full potential for its citizens than improving the effectiveness of the Indian state Most of the key actions needed are at the state-level
January 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Interesting to read this one from 12 years ago!

Tet wish for Vietnam: shed the corruption skin in the Year of the Snake!

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A simple drawing of a hand and wrist in a suit jacket, with handcuffs connecting the wrist to some money. At the bottom is some writing in Vietnamese saying roughly “corruption is against the law.” The drawing is by Ha Huyen Thuong, a lower-secondary student in Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam.
January 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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How far have countries in Africa progressed in the adoption of digital tools for better governance?
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January 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM