Curbing Corruption: toward a model for building national integrity

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: World Bank Publications, 1999

0821342576 / 9780821342572

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254 pages. After years of being treated as a taboo subject, the issue of corruption has begun to attract serious attention from the aid donor community. Corruption is, in its simplest terms, the abuse of power most often for personal gain or for th e benefit of a group to which one owes allegiance. This book achieves a balance between a theoretical and a practical discussion of corruption and its causes an d remedies. It explores the interaction between corruption and economic performa nce. While the economic costs of corruption are difficult to measure, some studi es suggest that its costs would include: An additional 3-10 percent increase for the price of a given transaction to speed up the delivery of a government servi ce. Inflated prices for goods by as much as 15-20 percent. Diverted tax revenues that can cost the government as much as 50 percent of its tax revenues. This vo lume focuses on the following: Lessons learned with two examples of good practic e (Hong Kong and Singapore). The economic and institutional approaches to anti-c orruption efforts, with particular attention to the role of the public sector an d civil society, including the media. Case studies on Uganda, Tanzania, and Sier ra Leone. Lessons learned indicate that an effective anticorruption strategy wou ld be multifaceted, combining economic reforms, and strengthening national integ rity institutions. And political commitment would be key to sustaining this effo rt.…

Título
Curbing Corruption: toward a model for building national integrity
Autor
Rick Stapenhurst,Sahr J. Kpendeh
Editorial
World Bank Publications
Año de publicación
1999
Estado
Very Good
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0821342576
ISBN 13
9780821342572
Dimensiones
22.9cm x 15.2cm
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