Essays about: "politicians corruption"

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1. 1. Women’s representation in local governance: A case study on the effects of quota implementation in Colombo, Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alexandra Wigren; [2023]
   Keywords : Sri Lanka; quota; electoral reform; women’s substantive representation; politics of presence; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : A qualitative case study set in Colombo, Sri Lanka focusing on women’s representation in local governance. The essay follows the aftermath of the country’s newly implemented electoral reform, which since 2018 resulted in a mixed- member-proportional electoral system with a gender quota. READ MORE

3. 2. Is there a proper way to combat corruption? : A comparison of the anti-corruption strategies of Iran, Thailand, Denmark, and Singapore

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Solsaga Johansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Corruption; Anti-corruption strategies; Singapore; Denmark; Iran; Thailand;

   Abstract : Corruption exists in all societies, and often takes place behind closed doors. Corruption can take many different forms, such as when public employees demand or accept payment or favours in exchange for their services, when politicians misuse public funds or give public contracts or jobs to their friends, family, or sponsors, or when businesses bribe officials to secure advantageous agreements (Transparency, n. READ MORE

4. 3. Political Trust and Economic Turmoil in Lebanon: A Study of Respondents’ Views on Political Institutions and Establishment

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Felicia Saliba; [2023]
   Keywords : Political Trust; Economic Turmoil; Voting Behavior; Religious Identity.;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to examine how political participation and trust in Lebanon have been affected by the economic turmoil in Lebanon in recent years. The main aim is to study the respondents’ experience of political participation and whether political participation is different depending on demographic factors, such as age, religion, gender, and education. READ MORE

5. 4. WHAT LINKS LACK OF MERITOCRACY TO CORRUPTION? A study of the public administration in Kosovo

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lirigzon Karaqica; [2021-06-14]
   Keywords : Meritocracy; Corruption; Public Procurement; Causal Mechanisms;

   Abstract : The organization of the public administration has been a subject of debate since the time of former US. President Woodrow Wilson (1887). The focus has been on whether the civil servants should be politically appointed or recruited based on their merits. READ MORE

6. 5. Criminal Politicians and Deforestation: Causal Evidence from India

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Edvin Johannesson; Sandra Ågren; [2021]
   Keywords : Criminal Politicians; Deforestation; India; Regression Discontinuity;

   Abstract : This paper examines linkages between the criminalization of politics and deforestation on the local level in India, with the ambition of contributing to the emerging corruption-environment nexus in development research. We combine satellite data on forest cover with state assembly election outcomes and criminal records of candidates into a panel of Indian constituencies spanning from 2004 to 2014. READ MORE