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The Chandler Papers: Sexual corruption
Failure to successfully implement anti-corruption reforms can sometimes be traced to a lack of understanding of the fundamentally different nature of different forms of corruption. This paper illustrates this problem by exploring a form of corruption that has been notoriously difficult to define and measure, and that thereby in many cases falls under the radar of anti- corruption policy and practice: sexual corruption.
The Chandler Papers: Remediation agreements for corporate corruption
In this new Chandler Sessions paper, Kathleen Roussel, Todd Foglesong and Tom Andreopoulos analyse the Canadian experience and outline a strategy for managing the challenges of remediation agreements.
Command and can’t control: an evaluation of centralized accountability in the public sector
High-frequency granular data can enable senior government officials to hold poorly performing members of the service delivery chain to account, however, centralised management must translate large volumes of data into appropriate management actions to be effective.
The effect of inter-municipal cooperation on social assistance programs
Decentralised administration of social assistance programs requires significant organisational capacity. In some circumstances, inter-municipal cooperation can enhance local policy implementation but impact evaluations have focused on public services that are capital-intensive, and on the effect of cooperation on service costs rather than quality.
Efficiency and resilience: How can we adjust the dial?
Following a roundtable to explore finding a better balance between efficiency and resilience, this report summarises the discussions and presents ideas to contribute to the policy discussion on shifting towards prevention and resilience.
The Lemann Foundation Programme is a comparative research programme with an emphasis on Brazil, which generates and disseminates knowledge to improve the public sector and its associated institutions.
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The Library of Global Public Goods was set up to share free learning resources that will enrich conversations among educational leaders in Global South countries.
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