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Once dominated by music from other countries, Senegalese contemporary music manages to raise Senegal's prominence both on the continent and world stage, making it a national emblem.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Foreword, Leah Ambler -- Introduction -- 1. Corruption: The shape of the beast -- Introduction -- The nature of corruption and the key players -- Forms of corruption -- Administrative corruption and bribes -- Political corruption -- Crony-capitalism -- Corruption in kleptocratic societies -- Concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- 2. The history of corruption and the benefits of a historical approach -- Introduction -- Conflicts of interest and the problem of defining public and private -- Entrusted power -- Gifts -- The hybrid state and its contractors -- Comparative histories -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 3. Bribery, corruption and the law -- Introduction -- Bribery and corruption - from a domestic to an international concern -- From the United States to multilateral conventions and other initiatives -- Increased enforcement against business -- And anti-corruption reforms elsewhere? -- Bibliography -- 4. Reduction of corruption as good governance -- Introduction -- What is corruption? -- What is wrong with corruption? -- What is governance? -- The interaction of governance with corruption -- Does governance require democracy? -- Corruption as an institutional process -- Forms of corruption -- What is to be done? -- Bibliography -- 5. Cui bono? Corruptors and the corrupted - corporate governance and corruption: The roles and responsibilities of the private sector -- Introduction -- Private sector corruption around the world -- The role of multilateral frameworks in addressing anti-corruption -- The role of corporate governance in anti-corruption -- Boards and crisis management -- Stewardship codes -- Corporate lobbying -- Revolving door politics.

The problem of corruption, however described, dates back thousands of years. Professionals working in areas such as development studies, economics and political studies, were the first to most actively analyse and publish on the topic of corruption and its negative impacts on economies, societies and politics. There was, at that time, minimal literature available on corruption and the law. The literature and discussion on bribery and corruption, as well as on the negative impact of each and what is required to address them, particularly in the legal context, are now considerable. Corruption and anti-corruption are multifaceted and multi-disciplinary. The focus now on the law and compliance, and perhaps commercial incentives, is relatively easy. However, corruption, anti-corruption and the motivations for them are complex. If we continue to discuss, debate, engage, address corruption and anti-corruption in our own disciplinary silos, we are unlikely to significantly progress the fight against corruption. What do terms such as 'culture of integrity', 'demand accountability', 'transparency and accountability' and 'ethical corporate culture' dominating the anti-corruption discourse mean, if anything, in other disciplines? If they are meaningless, what approach would practitioners in those other disciplines suggest be adopted to address corruption. What has their experience been in the field? How can the work of each discipline contribute to the work of whole and, as such, improve our work in and understanding of anti-corruption? This book seeks to answer these questions and to understand the phenomenon more comprehensively. It will be of value to researchers, academics, lawyers, legislators and students in the fields of law, anthropology, sociology, international affairs, and business.

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Design and Technology, University ofLuton, in partial fulfilment ofthe requirements for the degree of Doctor ofPhilosophy ; The subject of this thesis is the provision of shelter for refugees and displaced persons in a war-tom, developed nation with a cold climate. It aims to develop a set of working recommendations that can be utilised by implementing agencies in the field to provide improved shelter response. The reconunendations are not provided to be universally applicable or as a definitive document, but as a 'stepping stone' on the path towards improved shelter response in similar situations, such as the current crisis in the Caucasus countries. The rcconm1cndations are a practical application of the academic evaluation of shelter contained within this thesis. This research was carried out using literature reviews, periods of field study and constant peer review. It was driven by the following question: How can emergency shelter be provided in a way that supports the innate coping mechanisms of refugees from, and persons displaced by intrastate war in a developed nation, whilst addressing the social, political and economic constraints and concerns of the humanitarian community, the host community and the host government? This research question directed the evaluation and analysis of a complete range of shelter solutions in use in the Republic of Croatia. A framework of issues surrounding shelter provision in war was developed from the review of the literature covering firstly, humanitarian action in natural disasters and refugee situations and secondly, wars. The framework is divided into two central discourses which were identified from the literature: Vulnerability and capacity Integration The framework of issues was used to conduct a comprehensive and critical evaluation of a range of shelter types from camps to private accommodations within Croatia. Through evaluating the shelter in an holistic manner, from the perspectives of the user, the provider and the facilitator, enabling and disabling policies and practices were identified. Through the subsequent agglomeration of good practice and enabling interventions, a set of working recommendations have been developed that advocate the concept of shelter as a mechanism for supporting innate capacity and promoting long term recovery and development.

Brings together international examples of research and practice to address the complexities and challenges of developing, implementing, and evaluating educational work to prevent violence against women and girls.

Collection of Fr. Gleb Iakunin and Lev Regelson's letters and articles published at their specific request ; Writings and correspondence of Fr. Gleb Iakunin and Lev Regel'son, biographical notes, information on legislation on religion in the USSR ; Keston added new documents, edited, and provided commentaries to articled and letters previously published by Henry S. Dakin in 1977 under the title "Birnam Wood is Here -- Letters on Civil Rights in the USSR"