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Greening energy: An anti-corruption primer

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14 November 2022

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The gold sector in Madagascar: at the heart of illicit practices

In Madagascar, gold mining could be a major source of development for the government and the population. However, every year the country suffers…

28 November 2022

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Corruption, informality and power: Explaining the limits to institutional approaches for tackling illegal logging in Peru

Addressing corruption in the forest sector requires an understanding of the role of political and informal power arrangements that shape individual…

20 September 2021

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Zambia’s anti-corruption regime 2001–2021 in the renewable energy sector

Zambia needs structural reforms such as reducing the president’s executive powers and debarring corrupt renewable energy companies in order to reduce…

30 January 2022

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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in a context of nationalist oligarchy: Lessons from Indonesia

Development practitioners should focus on ways to improve planning for reform backlash, challenge governance deteriorations when they occur, and…

11 November 2020

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