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Technocrats vs. tipping points: How East Asian governance shapes global emissions. [PDF]

PLoS One
Lavallee J, Di Giusto B.
europepmc   +1 more source

How to monitor and evaluate anti-corruption agencies: Guidelines for agencies, donors, and evaluators

, 2011
The number of Anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) around the world has increased dramatically over the past decades. Nevertheless, the value of ACAs is increasingly being questioned by international donors and national governments. Frequently, ACAs are not considered to deliver on the high expectations bestowed upon then. Evaluations of individual agencies
Johnsøn, Jesper, Hechler, Hannes, De Sousa, Luís, Mathisen, Harald   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Corruption in public procurement \u2013 risks and reform policies [PDF]

, 2006
Dyulgerov, Assen, Kaschiev, Georgi, Pashev, Konstantin   +2 more
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Incidence, Risk, and Disclosure of Corporate Litigation: Insights from Federal Court Filings

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We assemble and describe a sample of 174,782 lawsuits filed against 218,437 public‐company lawsuit‐defendants in federal district court from 2006 to 2021. These lawsuits involve an array of allegations, including product liability, civil rights discrimination, contract breaches, improper compensation and labor practices, antitrust violations ...
MARY BROOKE BILLINGS, ROBERT W. HOLTHAUSEN, CHRISTINE PETROVITS, DANYE WANG   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital pulse: Social media reaction to South Africa's National Health Insurance implementation. [PDF]

Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
Masemola HC, Mulondo MA, Nkambule SJ, Madida B, Seretlo RJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic resilience in Central Africa in the face of COVID-19: corruption, a hindrance or a key factor? [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Ngono AM, Ongo Nkoa BE, Depret MH, Asafor CE.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pseudonyms, Propaganda, and Prints: The Life and Political Caricatures of William Dent, 1782–931

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract ‘Dent was probably an amateur and nothing is known of his life’, state Bryant and Heneage. Despite contributing to caricature's ‘golden age’, William Dent remains overlooked compared to contemporaries like James Gillray. Dent's extensive portfolio (1782–93) and rumoured role as a Pittite propagandist have not secured his place in the canon of ...
Callum D. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Evolving Attitudes to Ukrainian and Russian Minorities in Czechia During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Democrats Stay the Course. [PDF]

Int J Psychol
Klicperova-Baker M, Kveton P, Jelinek M, Chlad V.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Policies and Actions of Accreditation and Quality Assurance Bodies to Counter Corruption in Higher Education [PDF]

, 2019
Glendinning, Irene, King, Andrew, Orim, Stella-Maris   +2 more
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