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Watch the replay of our Annual Meetings event "Fair and Transparent Taxation in the Digital Age" here!
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Citizens play a critical role in advocating and helping to make public institutions more transparent, accountable and effective.
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The World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law addresses fundamental questions at the heart of development. Read more.
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Deborah L. Wetzel
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Improving Public Sector Performance: Through Innovation and Inter-Agency ...
This report is an inaugural issue in a new series that aims to offer a fresh look at how developing countries are overcoming persistent problems in public sector management.
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Investigators, Policy-makers Discuss Technology, Cooperation, Challenges in ...
The fourth meeting of the World Bank’s International Corruption Hunters Alliance discussed the challenges and opportunities to fight corruption.
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How Rwanda became the first African country with an electric procurement ...
Rwanda is the first African country to implement an e-GP system nationally that can help reduce corruption and improve government transparency and efficiency.
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Watch the replay of “States of Disruption”
The Governance Global Practice hosted a conference on June 27-28 to examine the role of governance in an increasingly complex world.
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Afghanistan’s Public Procurement Racks Up Victories Against Corruption
Afghanistan is making vast inroads to root out corruption and make its procurement system more transparent.
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Allô École! Using mobile technologies to connect government, teachers, and ...
A World Bank pilot is promoting a mobile social accountability platform « Allô École! » to increase accountability.
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Here Are 10 Ways to Fight Corruption
Everyday corruption can seem almost impossible to fight. However, there are definitely ways to fight it.
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Taxation and the Sustainable Development Goals
Achieving the SDGs requires investment in physical and human capital. Focus is needed on the quality and equity of domestic taxes.