PLCY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Worldwide Governance Indicators, The World Factbook, Transparency International
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Notes: midterm, same style as final exam, two sections, multiple choice & fill in the blank (25 pts, similar to quizzes. 1 long essay, choice of 2 (25 pts: 50 minutes, collecting evidence for policy memos, theory/hypothesis: iv (intervention/policy) leads to dv (outcomes, have a measure of your iv. Arab barometer: policy tools for affecting corruption, decrease motivation (individual factors, decrease opportunities (institutional design, increase accountability (punishment) Selection mechanisms: elections, but corruption highest in most and least democratic countries: inverted u . Deep democratization : not enough to have elections, have to be good elections, removing human error, how to increase transparency, anti-corruption bureau, whistle-blowing. Auditing officials: consequences/effects on populus, what is corruption - high vs. low levels, text message campaigns, how to increase accountability, known mechanisms for voicing concerns. Protest: but don"t see these taking hold. These actions must have consequences teeth : protest won"t do anything if person isn"t investigated, kicked out of office, etc.
