Total publications found: 99
Corruption during final external examinations in private secondary schools in Nigeria: qualitative insights into operations and solutions to ‘Miracle Examination Centres’
The quality of the secondary education system in Nigeria is ranked below average by both local and international bodies. Corruption is a major reason for ...
“Miracle Examination Centres” as hubs for malpractices in Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in Nigeria: A systematic review
Highlights Certificates obtained from writing Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCEs) are priority documents in Nigeria. The pressure to obtain these certificates have given rise to ...
The curse of good intentions: why anticorruption messaging can encourage bribery
Awareness-raising messages feature prominently in most anticorruption strategies. Yet, there has been limited systematic research into their efficacy. There is growing concern that anticorruption awareness-raising ...
The EFCC and ICPC in Nigeria: overlapping mandates and duplication of effort in the fight against corruption
Corruption remains a major hindrance to Nigeria’s development, despite efforts made by successive regimes to combat it. In the absence of institutionalised anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) during military ...
From dysfunctional to functional corruption: the politics of reform in Lebanon’s electricity sector
Dysfunctional and corruption-prone power sectors are a persisting challenge in many developing countries. Drawing from the theoretical framework about corruption from Khan, Andreoni and Roy ...
Charting the way forward for Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission: a path towards institutional efficiency and independence
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was created in 2002 to complement the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). This was ...
Incentivising doctor attendance in rural Bangladesh: a latent class analysis of a discrete choice experiment
Abstract Objective Doctor absenteeism is widespread in Bangladesh, and the perspectives of the actors involved are insufficiently understood. This paper sought to elicit preferences of doctors ...
The economics and politics of integrating renewables into electricity concessions in Lebanon
Lebanon desperately needs power. Its severe economic crisis, combined with its dependence on fossil fuels, is leading to a rapid deterioration in its electricity provision. ...
Models for tackling Lebanon’s electricity crisis
Lebanon’s electricity sector is suffering severe challenges, with increasingly frequent and lengthy blackouts and a serious risk of the collapse of the entire system. The national electricity utility, ...
Supply-side factors influencing informal payment for healthcare services in Tanzania
Informal payments for healthcare are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. They are often regressive, potentially limiting access to quality healthcare, particularly for the most vulnerable, and ...