ESCAP survey / Bangladesh barrier / New U4 publication

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Quality of governance affects development outcomes, reveals UN ESCAP survey.  The survey finds that better governance and effective fiscal management in Asia-Pacific not only can improve long-term economic prospects, but also facilitate in grappling with social and environmental concerns.
Daily Mirror: http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Quality-of-governance-affects-development-outcomes-reveals-UN-ESCAP-survey-128621.html

Bangladesh's top graft-buster says bureaucracy is biggest barrier.  Anti-corruption Commission Chief Iqbal Mahmud has identified the bureaucracy as the 'biggest problem' in the battle against graft.
bdnews24: http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/05/09/bangladesh-s-top-graft-buster-says-bureaucracy-is-biggest-barrier

Publication available: Bespoke Monitoring and Evaluation of Anti-Corruption Agencies (U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre at Chr. Michelsen Institute).  This U4 Brief, which draws largely on the 2011 U4 Issue How to Monitor and Evaluate Anti-Corruption Agencies: Guidelines for Agencies, Donors, and Evaluators (Johnsøn et al. 2011), provides reflection and guidance on how to fairly measure the results achieved by anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) and how to learn from and act on these findings.

Sofie Arjon Schütte, PhD, Senior Advisor, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute): http://www.u4.no/publications/bespoke-monitoring-and-evaluation-of-anti-corruption-agencies/

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