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UNINA9910812791003321 |
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Titolo |
Africa Development Indicators 2010: Silent and Lethal : : How Quiet Corruption Undermines Africa's Development Efforts |
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Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-65740-2 |
9786612657405 |
0-8213-8203-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Collana |
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Africa Development Indicators |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Health Monitoring and Evaluation |
Health, Nutrition and Population |
Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacoeconomics |
Poverty Monitoring and Analysis |
Poverty Reduction |
Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures |
Africa Economic conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Basic indicators and national and fiscal accounts -- pt. 2. Millennium development goals -- pt. 3. Development outcomes. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Reliable quantitative data are essential for understanding economic, social and governance development because it provides evidence, and evidence are crucial to set policies, monitor progress and evaluate results. Africa Development Indicators 2010 (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available. It puts together data from different sources, and is an essential tool for policy makers, researchers, and other people interested in Africa. The opening articles of the ADI 2010 print edition focus on behaviors that are difficult to observe and quantify, but whose impact on service delivery and regulation has adverse long-term effects on households. The term "quiet corruption" is introduced to indicate various types of malpractice of frontline providers (teachers, doctors, and other government officials |
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