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The budget process and corruption
(U4 Issue 2005:3, Research report, 2005-01-01)
In the interest of making aid effective, donors are increasingly stressing the importance of a good public financial management (PFM) system in partner countries. The budget process is a part of the PFM system which is ...
Transparency in oil rich economies
(U4 Issue 2007:2, Research report, 2007-12-05)
Corruption is a huge problem in many developing countries that are rich in oil and other natural resources. It is central in explaining why resource rich countries perform badly in terms of socio-economic development. ...
Anti-corruption Measures as Political Criteria for EU Accession: Lessons from the Bulgarian Experience
(U4 Brief 2008:5, Report, 2008-02-20)
The issue of corruption featured high on the agenda of the two latest enlargements of the European Union, in particular with respect to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, in 2007. There were few assistance programmes ...
Anti-Corruption and the Role of Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations
(U4 Brief 2007:12, Report, 2007-10-09)
Recent initiatives such as the Global Compact (Principle 10) and the DAC Revised Principles for Donor Action in Anti-Corruption call for proactively engaging the private sector in anticorruption efforts. These are new, ...
Fiscal Decentralisation and Corruption - A Brief Overview of the Issues
(U4 Issue 2006:3, Research report, 2006-01-01)
A frequently used argument for fiscal decentralisation is that it increases accountability in the spending and raising of public funds, by moving government closer to the people. At the same time, there are concerns that ...
The Power of Data: Enhancing Transparency in the Education Sector in Sierra Leone
(U4 Brief 2008:22, Report, 2008-08-08)
The best defence against malfeasance are reliable facts and figures. An effectively functioning Education Management Information System can highlight malpractices related to anything from local record keeping, teacher ...
Addressing corruption in the health sector: Securing equitable access to health care for everyone
(U4 Issue 2011:1, Research report, 2011-01-25)
The development community is striving to achieve results and value for money with its investments in health around the world. Yet, donors often work in countries where the risk of corruption is high and where public ...
La Corrupción en el Sector de la Educación
(U4 Issue 2008:5, Research report, 2008-08-11)
El sector de la educación es la mayor o segunda mayor partida presupuestaria en la mayoría de países, y sobran las oportunidades para cometer actos corruptos. La incidencia de la corrupción es difícil de medir, pero se ...
Crime, poverty and police corruption: a review of issues
(Conference object, 2008-07-08)
Crime and the fear of being hit by crime and small-scale violence are key economic and social problems in most developing countries, not least felt strongly by the poor. Extensive corruption in the police, experienced or ...
Corruption and Forest Revenues in Papua
(U4 Brief 2008:18, Report, 2008-06-05)
Under a sustainable, well-managed, logging regime, Papua - the most densely forested part of Indonesia - can potentially contribute substantial forest revenues for socio-economic development. Yet, it remains the poorest ...