• Corruption and Fraud in International Aid Projects 

      Kramer, Michael (U4 Brief 2007:4, Report, 2007-10-05)
      By probing projects in many different sectors and differing contexts it has been possible to find some striking similarities in terms of how fraud is taking place. This brief describes corruption and fraud schemes encountered ...
    • Embezzlement of Donor Funding in Health Projects 

      Semrau, Katherine; Scott, Nancy; Vian, Taryn (U4 Brief 2008:11, Report, 2008-05-02)
      Donor funding has fuelled a vast increase in service delivery, medical research and clinical trials throughout the developing world. Yet, there is a dark side to this badly needed influx of funding: with pressures to spend ...
    • Making Whistleblower Protection Work: Elements of an Effective Approach 

      Whitton, Howard (U4 Brief 2008:24, Report, 2008-12-15)
      Protection of whistleblowers – individuals who make a principled public interest disclosure of wrongdoing – is now broadly accepted as an essential tool for strengthening accountability and reducing corruption in the public ...
    • Monitoring aid: Lessons from a natural resources programme in Tanzania 

      Jansen, Eirik (U4 Practice Insight 2009:1, Report, 2009-07-01)
      This Practice Insight describes the Norwegian Embassy’s decision in 2006 to independently evaluate their long-term support to the Management of Natural Resources Programme in Tanzania. A review of several projects suggested ...