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Does an educated mind take the broader view? A field experiment on in−group favouritism among microcredit clients
Does an educated mind take the broader view? A field experiment on in−group favouritism among microcredit clientsJournal Article | Feb 2013
A number of studies document an in-group bias in social dilemma situations. While group structure and dynamics are important in shaping in-group favouritism, ...
In-group favouritism, parochialism, field experiment, social preferences, microcredit, Angola
What makes a credit group tick? In-group favouritism among microfinance clients
What makes a credit group tick? In-group favouritism among microfinance clientsAngola Brief | Jun 2011
Microcredit clients are often assigned to credit groups with joint liability for loans. But what makes a credit group work well? What credit groups are ...
Angola
Dealing with the good and the evil. Introducing morality as an antropological concern
CMI Working Paper | Jan 1996
Questions of morality and ethics - good and evil - have not been anthropological favourites. Such issues have been addressed within certain applied environments ...
Extractive and Power-Preserving Political Corruption
Extractive and Power-Preserving Political CorruptionBook Chapter | Nov 2019
This introductory chapter outlines the distinctions between, on the one hand, political and bureaucratic corruption, and, on the other hand, between extractive ...
political corruption, corruption, power preservation, political economy analysis, bribery, favouritism, vote buying
Corruption in universities: Paths to integrity in the higher education subsector
U4 Issue | Sep 2019
Corruption and fraud in higher education is a global scourge that hinders human capital formation, especially in developing countries. It ranges from ...
Reciprocity networks, service delivery, and corruption: The wantok system in Papua New Guinea
U4 Issue | Feb 2020
In all countries, informal systems of reciprocity influence the distribution of state resources. These social networks help people cope with adversity ...
Cleaning up oil spills barehanded
Cleaning up oil spills barehandedNews | 3 Mar 2016
An oil spill in Peru has left a trail of destruction. The company responsible for the oil spill offered indigenous people in the affected areas the equivalent of five NOK to clean up the mess barehanded.
The pursuit of integrity in customs: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
The pursuit of integrity in customs: Experiences from sub-Saharan AfricaCMI Working Paper | Oct 2009
This paper examines recent experiences from sub-Saharan Africa in combating corruption in customs. It argues that integrity reforms have been too focused ...
Taxation, Tax administration, Corruption, Africa
Vers plus d'éthique dans les douanes en Afrique subsaharienne; The pursuit of integrity in customs: experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
Vers plus d'éthique dans les douanes en Afrique subsaharienne; The pursuit of integrity in customs: experiences from sub-Saharan AfricaJournal Article | Aug 2009
This paper examines recent experiences from sub-Saharan Africa in combating corruption in customs. It argues that integrity reforms have been too focused ...
Customs, taxation, corruption
Political Corruption in Africa. Extraction and Power Preservation
Edited Book | Nov 2019
Analysing political corruption as a distinct but separate entity from bureaucratic corruption, this timely book separates these two very different social ...
Political corruption, Corruption, Power preservation, Political economy analysis, Bribery, Favouritism, Vote buying, Civil society, Media, Anti-corruption, 'Big Man', Patronage, Elections, Resource curse, Clientelism, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, Malawi