Browsing CMI Open Research Archive by Subject "Corruption"
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Tackling petty corruption through social norms theory: lessons from Rwanda
(U4 Issue 2021:2, Research report, 2021-01-01)Despite Rwanda’s implementation of a ‘zero tolerance for corruption’ strategy, taxi motorcyclists working in Kigali continue to deal with corrupt security officers and police officers. Yet, the use of ... -
Tax evasion and corruption in local governments in Tanzania: Alternative economic approaches
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1996)The primary concern of the paper is to discuss the role of various economic factors in explaining the mechanisms and degree of fiscal corruption and tax evasion in local governments in Tanzania. The emphasis is on how the ... -
Tax haven or international financial centre? The case of Kenya
(U4 Brief 2014:8, Report, 2014-09-17)International financial centres are geared to provide optimal conditions for the financial services industry. They encourage activities that can improve a country’s economy, but they may also facilitate money laundering, ... -
Teachers and Taxis: Corruption in the Education Sector in Honduras
(U4 Brief 2008:16, Report, 2008-05-29)Honduras invests large sums in education,but powerful teachers' unions and political appointments hinder reforms in a sector vulnerable to corruption and lacking in civil society monitoring. For current decentralisation ... -
The absolute basics of corruption
(Others, 2015-02-01)ISFiT is the bi-annual International Student Festival in Trondheim. ISFiT 2015 aims for a solution-oriented approach to the challenge corruption represents, and places corruption on the agenda to create a better future for ... -
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 ... -
The costs of corruption to the Mozambican economy. Why it is important to fight corruption in a climate of fiscal fragility
(CMI Report R 2016:6, Research report, 2016-12-01)What is the price that Mozambique has to pay for the widespread corruption in the country? What is the cost of corruption for the Mozambican economy, the state and its people? The present study aims at providing succinct ... -
The elephant still in the room: The effectiveness of development aid policy regarding corruption
(Others, 2011-04-26)Anecdotes abound that corruption is still a very real challenge for development aid policy and practice. So too does more formal research evidence. This opinion article in the GIZ online magazine Digital Development Debates ... -
The fight against corruption and the role of parliamentarians
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2002)This note outlines some challenges facing parliamentarians in the fight against corruption. To succeed, it is argued, requires open-mindedness with respect to the weaknesses of political institutions, and to seriously ... -
The Impact of Information and Accountability on Hospital Procurement Corruption in Argentina and Bolivia
(U4 Brief 2008:7, Report, 2008-05-02)Argentina and Bolivia have both attempted to curb corruption in procurement of hospital supplies. With varying degrees of success, their experiences tell a lesson: unless there are consequences attached to identified ... -
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 ... -
The pursuit of integrity in customs: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
(CMI Working Paper, Working paper, 2009)This paper examines recent experiences from sub-Saharan Africa in combating corruption in customs. It argues that integrity reforms have been too focused on reforming formal institutions, and too little attention has been ... -
The Recovery of Stolen Assets: A Fundamental Principle of the UN Convention against Corruption
(U4 Brief 2007:2, Report, 2007-10-05)Despite hundreds of billions of dollars in aid, the United Nations determined in 2004 that 54 countries had actually become poorer than they were 15 years previously. Most analysts now agree with findings of the World Bank ... -
Theories of change in anti-corruption work: A tool for programme design and evaluation
(U4 Issue 2012:6, Research report, 2012-11-22)Governments and donor agencies are under increasing pressure to show hard evidence that their interventions are effective and good value for money. Anti-corruption is a challenging field in this regard, with few evidence-based ... -
Tools and strategies for corruption prevention
(Others, 2011-11-16)Presentation at a Workshop for Journalists (from Iraq), hosted by the Iraq Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (IEITI), at hotel Holiday Inn Sharjah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. -
Towards REDD+ Integrity: Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia
(U4 Issue 2015:5, Research report, 2015-02-01)Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) has become a cornerstone of Indonesia’s forest sector policies. Given corruption risks in the sector, a number of policies and initiatives – both ... -
Trading in corruption: Evidence and mitigation measures for corruption in the trading of oil and minerals
(U4 Issue 2017:6, Research report, 2017-06-01)Between 2011 and 2013, sales of government oil from the ten biggest producers in sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 56% of these countries’ total public revenues. Despite their importance, however, such sales have received ... -
Transparency and Accountability in an Electronic Era: The Case of Pharmaceutical Procurements
(U4 Brief 2008:10, Report, 2008-05-02)The burgeoning HIV/AIDS epidemic means that more labor and financial resources are being dedicated to the procurement of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines for reatment. While patients, physicians, national governments and ... -
Transparency as a game changer in the health sector? Insights from ACTUE Colombia
(U4 Practice Insight 2022:2, Report, 2022-10-01)Experience from transparency initiatives for pharmaceutical policy in Colombia show that ‘radical’ transparency is necessary but not sufficient. A set of corruption prevention measures applied together is key ... -
Transparency in Health Programmes
(U4 Brief 2008:9, Report, 2008-05-02)Transparency is an important tool for good governance, helping to expose abusive practices including fraud, patronage, corruption, and other abuses of power. Increasing transparency can also enhance accountability by ...