• Corrupción en el sector salud. Recomendaciones prácticas para donantes 

      Hussmann, Karen (U4 Issue 2020:16, Research report, 2020-12-01)
      La corrupción en el sector salud puede marcar la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte. Tiene graves consecuencias en el acceso, la calidad, la equidad, la eficiencia y la eficacia de los servicios de salud y es un ...
    • Corruption and Aid Modalities 

      Fritz, Verena; Kolstad, Ivar (U4 Issue 2008:4, Research report, 2008-08-01)
      The introduction of ‘new' aid modalities - and in particular general budget support - has increased the interest in the relationship between corruption and aid modalities. This U4 Issue reviews the information that theory ...
    • Corruption and collective action 

      Marquette, Heather; Peiffer, Caryn (DLP Research Paper, Research report, 2015-01-01)
      Increasingly it is argued that anti-corruption efforts have not worked because they are based on inadequate theory, suggesting that collective action theory offers a better understanding of corruption than the principal-agent ...
    • Corruption and illicit financial flows: The limits and possibilities of current approaches 

      Reed, Quentin; Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Issue 2011:2, Research report, 2011-01-01)
      This paper attempts to clarify the links between illicit financial flows and corruption, and how corruption may be tackled by stemming such flows. For this purpose, it clarifies the terminology surrounding illicit flows, ...
    • Corruption and Industrial Fishing in Africa 

      Standing, André (U4 Issue 2008:7, Research report, 2008-12-05)
      Africa's marine resources are increasingly in demand and are gaining in geopolitical importance. Competition between key fishing nations for access and control over marine resources is joined by competition between local ...
    • Corruption and state-backed debts in Mozambique: What can external actors do? 

      Williams, David Aled; Isaksen, Jan (U4 Issue 2016:6, Research report, 2016-11-01)
      The average annual cost of corruption to Mozambique was recently estimated to be up to USD 4.9 billion for the period 2004-2014. Some analysts have entertained the idea that investments in the country's oil and gas sector ...
    • Corruption and state-corporate crime in fisheries 

      Standing, André (U4 Issue 2015:15, Research report, 2015-01-01)
      This U4 Issue paper describes corruption in the fisheries sector through the lens of state-corporate crime. It presents a case study from Senegal where Russian, European and Asian fishing firms, supported by their home ...
    • Corruption and water governance in the Mekong River Basin 

      Sopera, Danzig (U4 Issue 2022:12, Research report, 2022-10-01)
      The six countries sharing the Mekong River Basin have governance systems that reinforce corrupt behaviour. This affects choices for regional cooperation on natural resource governance.
    • Corruption and wildlife trafficking 

      Wyatt, Tanya; Cao, Anh Ngoc (U4 Issue 2015:11, Research report, 2015-06-03)
      Wildlife trafficking is a growing global concern. It takes place in all regions of the world with those nations with high biodiversity being the source and the consumers of the wildlife as well as transit areas and hubs ...
    • Corruption during Covid-19. Trends, drivers, and lessons learned for reducing corruption in health emergencies 

      Cuadrado, Daniela Cepeda (U4 Issue 2022:16, Research report, 2022-11-01)
      Find out how corruption materialised during Covid-19, what drove it and how it impacted people. Also highlighted are anti-corruption strategies deployed and lessons learned for use in other health emergencies.
    • Corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005. Options for Swedish Development Cooperation 2006-2010 

      Devine, Vera; Mathisen, Harald (Research report, Research report, 2005)
      In Bosnia and Herzegovina, we find that corruption exists in all its facets – bribery, nepotism, embezzlement, diversion of public funds, tax fraud, illegal rent seeking, kick-back schemes etc. The victims of corruption ...
    • Corruption in community-driven development. A Kenyan case study with insights from Indonesia 

      Ensminger, Jean (U4 Issue 2017:9, Research report, 2017-07-01)
      Abstract Community-driven development is a widely employed development strategy for empowering people to choose their own development priorities, to select their own project leaders, and to monitor the implementation of ...
    • Corruption in Emergencies: What Role for Media? 

      Mortensen, Gemma (U4 Issue 2006:5, Research report, 2006-01-01)
      As part of a broader analysis of corruption in emergencies, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre initiated a dialogue on the role(s) of the media. On 30 May 2006, a working meeting held at NORAD offi ces in Oslo brought ...
    • Corruption in Fragile States 

      Orre, Aslak Jangård; Mathisen, Harald W. (DIIS Policy Brief - Fragile Situations, Research report, 2008-01-01)
      Policy recommendations: Confronting corruption is part and parcel of building legitimacy and public confidence in fragile states. Corruption creates instability and inefficiency. The tendencies to defer anti-corruption ...
    • Corruption in international business transactions: The perspective of Norwegian firms 

      Søreide, Tina (CMI Reports, Research report, 2004)
      This report presents a study of corruption in international markets by exploring the perspectives of Norwegian firms, their challenges, their experiences and their preferred strategies. The study consists of three parts, ...
    • Corruption in Montenegro 2007: Overview over Main Problems and Status of Reforms 

      Trivunovic, Marijana; Devine, Vera; Mathisen, Harald (Research report, Research report, 2007-09-12)
      This report was commissioned by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to provide an analysis of corruption and the progress of anti-corruption activities in Montenegro, with the objective of ...
    • Corruption in public procurement. Causes, consequences and cures 

      Søreide, Tina (Research report, Research report, 2002)
      This study explores the problem of corruption in public acquisitions of goods and services. While mainly concentrating on the bureaucratic administration, the discussion often includes the political level. Three aspects ...
    • Corruption in Serbia 2007. Overview of Problems and Status of Reforms 

      Trivunovic, Marijana; Devine, Vera; Mathisen, Harald (Research report, Research report, 2007)
      Corruption is one of the most important problems facing Serbia. While there are some indications that corruption may have become less rampant in recent years, available evidence suggests that corruption levels are still ...
    • Corruption in the construction of public infrastructure: Critical issues in project preparation 

      Wells, Jill (U4 Issue 2015:8, Research report, 2015-03-01)
      Corruption in the construction of public infrastructure has particularly serious implications for developing countries. Inappropriate project choice, high prices, poor quality, excessive time and cost overruns, inadequate ...
    • Corruption in the Education Sector 

      U4 (U4 Issue 2006:4, Research report, 2006-01-01)
      The U4 theme page on Corruption in the Education sector provides essential resources about the challenges posed by corruption in the education sector with a focus on development co-operation and the implementation of aid ...