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Tackling corruption, transforming lives : accelerating human development in Asia and the pacific / UNDP.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: (Asia-Pacific human development report)Publication details: New Delhi, India : Published for UNDP by Macmillan India Limited, ©2008.Description: xxi, 233 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cmISBN:
  • CORP-000130
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV6771. A758.
Contents:
Contents: The scourge of corruption: What is corruption? ; A scourge through the ages ; A challenge for international organizations ; Measuring the problem ; Forms of government ; Impact on people's lives ; Hampering economic performance ; Corroding tax administration ; Corruption and human development ; Contours of the report -- Justice for sale: Police corruption ; Impact on the poor ; Judicial corruption ; Not for sale -- Keeping public services honest: Health services ; Education services ; Public utilities ; The right to services -- Stopping leakages in financial and material aid: Emergency responses ; Longer-term special development situations ; Social safety net programmes ; Minimizing the leaks -- Cleaning up natural resources: The extent of corruption ; The cross-border dimension ; The impact on the poorest ; Uprooting corruption in natural resources ; Supporting the environment -- Crushing corruption from the top: National legislation and anti-corruption agencies ; Civil service reform ; Curbing corruption in taxation ; Privatization ; The right to information ; e-Governance ; Cross-border cooperation ; Governments taking the lead -- Citizens on watch: The power of the media ; Civil society organizations ; Keeping up the pressure -- Driving out corruption: The turning tide ; Seizing the moment : combining pressure from above with voice from below ; Setting the priorities ; An agenda for action ; Taking the higher path.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University HV6771.A758.T335 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000529692
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Contents: The scourge of corruption: What is corruption? ; A scourge through the ages ; A challenge for international organizations ; Measuring the problem ; Forms of government ; Impact on people's lives ; Hampering economic performance ; Corroding tax administration ; Corruption and human development ; Contours of the report -- Justice for sale: Police corruption ; Impact on the poor ; Judicial corruption ; Not for sale -- Keeping public services honest: Health services ; Education services ; Public utilities ; The right to services -- Stopping leakages in financial and material aid: Emergency responses ; Longer-term special development situations ; Social safety net programmes ; Minimizing the leaks -- Cleaning up natural resources: The extent of corruption ; The cross-border dimension ; The impact on the poorest ; Uprooting corruption in natural resources ; Supporting the environment -- Crushing corruption from the top: National legislation and anti-corruption agencies ; Civil service reform ; Curbing corruption in taxation ; Privatization ; The right to information ; e-Governance ; Cross-border cooperation ; Governments taking the lead -- Citizens on watch: The power of the media ; Civil society organizations ; Keeping up the pressure -- Driving out corruption: The turning tide ; Seizing the moment : combining pressure from above with voice from below ; Setting the priorities ; An agenda for action ; Taking the higher path.

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