How can we have less corrupt governments? A new study has an answer -- more women in position. A greater representation of women in the government is bad news for corruption, according to a new study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization by researchers Chandan Jha of Le Moyne College and Sudipta Sarangi of Virginia Tech.
The pilot program that first took effect in Shanghai will be applied in four provincial-level regions as the Xi Jin Ping administration continues its efforts to curb corruption.
In Romania, a law which reduce jail term by 30 days for every scientific paper published is being taken advantage of by rich and influential inmates.
President Dilma Rousseff's government denied on Wednesday that it is looking to strike a "grand bargain" with Brazilian construction and engineering firms implicated in the kickback scandal at state-run oil company Petrobras.
