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Does an effective government lower COVID-19’s health impact?: Evidence from Viet NamGovernment effectiveness has played an important role in tackling the crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
COVID-19 Pandemic State effectivenessWorking Paper
Hide–seek–hide? The effects of financial secrecy on cross-border financial assetsExcessive financial secrecy facilitates illicit financial flows, which constitute a major developmental challenge for low-income economies and cause significant tax revenue losses for governments around the world...
Financial secrecy Transparency Secrecy jurisdictionsWorking Paper
Local governance quality and law compliance: The case of Mozambican firmsUsing panel data of manufacturing enterprises in Mozambique between 2012 and 2017, we investigate how changes in perceived quality of governance are related to firms’ law compliance...
Governance Transparency LawWorking Paper
Transparency in extractive industry commodities tradingThe paper reviews the debate about transparency in extractive industry commodities trade. It examines the obstacles to improved transparency...
Transparency Commodity trading Extractive industriesJournal Article
Policy Transparency in the Public Sector: The Case of Social Benefits in TanzaniaPart of Journal Special Issue SOUTHMOD: Modelling Tax-benefit Systems in Developing Countries
Transparency Social assistance Community targetingBook Chapter
Capturing economic and social benefits at the community level: Opportunities and obstacles for civil societyFrom the book: Extractive Industries
Extractive industries Transparency AccountabilityBook Chapter
The role of governance and international norms for managing natural resourcesFrom the book: Extractive Industries
Governance Transparency Natural resourcesWorking Paper
Policy transparency in the public sector: The case of social benefits in TanzaniaA well functioning system of public service delivery requires the definition and measurement of eligibility for services to be determined in a transparent and non-discretionary manner...
Transparency Social assistance Community targetingWorking Paper
The role of governance and international norms in managing natural resourcesThe governance of natural resource wealth is widely considered to constitute a key determinant in whether the extraction of natural resources proves to be a blessing or a curse...
Governance Transparency Natural resourcesWorking Paper
Capturing economic and social benefits at the community level: Opportunities and obstacles for civil societyCivil society organizations have played various roles in promoting the capture of benefits from and protection against the negative impacts of extractive industries...
Extractive industries Transparency Accountability