A Virginia Tech College of Science economics researcher says the popular social media website Facebook - and its open sharing of information - is a vital and often a significant tool against government corruption in countries ...
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2017
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The quality of society's institutions affects not only the service people receive but also who wins the political power. Research from the University of Gothenburg shows that corruption is one reason some European populist ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2017
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It makes sense for non-governmental organizations to band together to fight government corruption; they get better results that way.
Mathematics
Mar 13, 2017
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Researchers have developed a new technique that trawls the enormous amounts of public procurement data now available across the EU to highlight unscrupulous uses of public funds: from national and regional levels to individual ...
Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2015
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The message is simple: to save elephants, all ivory markets must close and all ivory stockpiles must be destroyed, according to a new peer-reviewed paper by the Wildlife Conservation Society. The paper says that corruption, ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2014
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Turkey's government on Saturday defended its internationally condemned ban on Twitter as a "preventive measure" to stop "character assassinations" following a wave of corruption investigation leaks.
Internet
Mar 23, 2014
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In nations where corruption is rife it seems that citizens these days find an escape from the everyday problems that trickle down to their lives by using online social media more than those elsewhere. Research to be published ...
Internet
Feb 10, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Companies must see combating corruption and promoting human rights as connected and complementary moral duties in the countries where they operate, according to researchers at the University of Michigan's Ross ...
Economics & Business
Feb 5, 2014
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Women are more likely than men to disapprove of—and less likely to participate in—political corruption, but only in countries where corruption is stigmatized, according to new political science research from Rice University.
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2013
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Australian home computer users and businesses are being warned to consider more closely the risks associated with cloud computing, as well as its many advantages.
Internet
May 21, 2013
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