Fighting Corruption Worldwide
International Cooperation Against
Corruption
Robert Klitgaard
Combating corruption is such a difficult and sensitive issue
that many national
political leaders who support such efforts in principle are hesitant to
undertake them in practice. How can international cooperation help build
support for fighting corruption, both nationally and globally?
Corruption and Development
Cheryl W. Gray and Daniel Kaufmann
What are the principal causes and costs of corruption? This
article examines these questions and suggests specific ways to enhance
anticorruption efforts in developing and transition economies.
Corruption: Causes, Consequences, and
Agenda for Further Research
Paolo Mauro
What do we know about corruption, how do we know it, and what
steps do we
need to take to improve our understanding of corruption and enhance
governments' effectiveness in combating it?
Confronting the AIDS Epidemic
Confronting AIDS
Lyn Squire
If developing countries face up to the realities of AIDS and
act quickly, millions of lives can be saved. The three articles on AIDS in
this issue look at the epidemic from an economic perspective and outline
priorities for developing countries in preventing the spread of HIV and
helping people already infected.
Setting Government Priorities in
Preventing HIV/AIDS
Martha Ainsworth
Public policy has proved to be an effective weapon in
containing the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. Governments can have the greatest impact by providing incentives
for those most
likely to spread HIV to adopt safer behavior.
Coping with the Impact of
AIDS
Mead Over
The AIDS epidemic is straining the limited resources
available to many
developing country governments. How can governments provide support to
those affected by
AIDS without neglecting others in need or abandoning important development
goals?
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Inflation
Achieving Low Inflation in Transition
Economies: The Role of Relative Price Adjustment
Sharmini Coorey, Mauro Mecagni, and Erik
Offerdal Many transition economies have been
unable to reduce
inflation to low levels on a sustained basis. Monetary growth has been a
dominant factor.
Relative price adjustment and nominal wage shocks are also partly to blame,
but their impact on inflation can be modified by monetary and exchange rate
policy.
Can Inflation Targeting Be a
Framework for Monetary Policy in Developing Countries?
Paul R. Masson, Miguel A. Savastano, and Sunil
Sharma In a number of industrial countries, the
adoption of
inflation targeting as a monetary policy framework has enhanced
transparency and accountability. Can this framework also be applied to
developing countries?
Also in this Issue
Civil Liberties, Democracy, and the
Performance of Government Projects
Lant Pritchett and Daniel Kaufmann How does the extent of civil liberties and democracy in a country
affect the performance of its government's investment projects and, more
generally, the government's
effectiveness?
Mainstreaming Biodiversity in
Agricultural Development
Stefano Pagiola, John Kellenberg, Lars Vidaeus, and
Jitendra
Srivastava The expansion and
intensification of agriculture
have been major contributors to the loss of biodiversity worldwide. As
agricultural production continues to rise to meet the growing demands of
the world's population, it is critical to find ways to minimize conflicts
and enhance complementarities between agriculture and
biodiversity.
Distance Education: Growth and
Diversity
Michael Potashnik and Joanne Capper Distance education is becoming increasingly popular as economic
forces encourage, and
new technologies facilitate, its spread. What advantages does it offer, and
what should course providers consider before embarking on new
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Departments
Letter
from the Editor
World Economy in Transition
Currency Crises: The Role of Monetary Policy
IMF Staff
Readers' Comments
Books
Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations by
Catherine Caufield
reviewed by Paul Streeten
The World Bank: A Third World View by H.N. Ray
reviewed by Paul Streeten
Corruption and the Global Economy, edited by Kimberly Ann Elliott
reviewed by Daniel Kaufmann
Historical Dictionary of the World Bank by Anne C.M. Salda
reviewed by James Feather
Dollar and Yen: Resolving Economic Conflict between the United States
and Japan by Ronald I. McKinnon and Kenichi Ohno
reviewed by George S. Tavlas
Technology and Industrial Development in Japan: Building Capabilities by
Learning, Innovation, and Public Policy by Hiroyuki Odagiri and Akira
Goto
reviewed by Robert Dekle
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