• Corruption in Natural Resource Management - An Introduction 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Søreide, Tina; Williams, Aled (U4 Brief 2008:2, Report, 2008-02-01)
      Natural resources often provide fertile ground for corruption. Since a substantial number of partner countries in development cooperation are richly endowed with natural resources, these contexts pose a particular challenge ...
    • 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 Tax Administration: Lessons from Institutional Reforms in Uganda 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, Chapter, 2006-01-01)
      Over the past two decades many developing countries have implemented comprehensive reforms of their tax administrations in order to increase revenue and curb corruption. This chapter examines recent experiences in the fight ...
    • Corruption in tax administration: Lessons from institutional reforms in Uganda 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2005)
      Over the past two decades many developing countries have implemented comprehensive reforms of their tax administrations in order to increase revenue and curb corruption. This paper examines recent experiences in the fight ...
    • 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 ...
    • Corruption in the Health Sector 

      Nordberg, Carin; Vian, Taryn (U4 Issue 2008:10, Research report, 2008-12-01)
      This U4 Issue presents some essential resources for anyone promoting anti-corruption in the health sector, or otherwise wanting to learn about the challenges of corruption in the health sector. The text is originally ...
    • Corruption in the Health Sector 

      Norberg, Carin; Vian, Taryn (U4 Issue 2006:1, Research report, 2006-01-01)
      This U4 Issue presents some essential resources for anyone promoting anti-corruption in the health sector, or otherwise wanting to learn about the challenges of corruption in the health sector. The text is originally ...
    • Corruption indicators in Performance Assessment Frameworks for budget support 

      Rao, Sumedh; Marquette, Heather (U4 Issue 2012:1, Research report, 2012-03-01)
      Corruption indicators have been used in budget support Performance Assessment Frameworks (PAFs) for a variety of purposes, including to control for misappropriation of funds, assess Government performance on fighting ...
    • Corruption risks and experiences in REDD+ financial benefit sharing mechanisms 

      Dupuy, Kendra (U4 Brief 2014:11, Report, 2014-12-10)
      The success of REDD+ hinges on providing forest users with positive monetary and nonmonetary incentives or benefits that both motivate behavioral change regarding forest use and help offset the various costs associated ...
    • Corruption risks in the criminal justice chain and tools for assessment 

      Schütte, Sofie Arjon; Jennett, Victoria; Messick, Richard E.; Albanese, Jay S.; Gramckow, Heike; Hill, Gary (U4 Issue 2015:6, Research report, 2015-05-06)
      This U4 issue paper provides policymakers in developing nations, their citizens, and U4’s partners in the donor community with an overview of where corruption is most likely to arise in the investigation, prosecution, ...
    • Corruption, corruption prevention, and good governance 

      Amundsen, Inge (Others, 2012-11-14)
      A one-day programme on Good Governance and Corruption Prevention in the Petroleum Sector , in Elmina, Ghana. Arranged by Petrad for Norad's " Oil for Development " programme, as a part of a two-week training programme ...
    • Corruption, Legal Modernisation and Judicial Practice in Afghanistan 

      De Lauri, Antonio (Asian Studies Review vol. 37(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-01)
      Afghanistan’s justice system is currently at a crucial and troubled stage of development that will determine its effectiveness. This article focuses on the phenomenon of corruption inside judicial institutions. By ...
    • Corruption-free Education. Lessons from a State- and Civil Society Joint Initiative in Peru 

      Castilla, Samuel Rotta (U4 Brief 2008:6, Report, 2008-03-01)
      A recent anti-corruption initiative targeting Peru's education sector was undertaken jointly by the Office of the Ombudsman and Transparency International's chapter in Peru, Proética. The initiative sought to help shape ...
    • Corruption. A review of Contemporary Research 

      Andvig, Jens Chr.; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Amundsen, Inge; Sissener, Tone; Søreide, Tina (Research report, Research report, 2001)
      During the last decade corruption has become a topical issue in the international development policy debate. Research on corruption has also expanded rapidly, taking many different directions both within and across ...
    • Corruption: A selected and annotated bibliography 

      Amundsen, Inge; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Research report, 2000-01-01)
    • Corruption: Critical assessments of contemporary research. Report from a multidisciplinary workshop 

      Andvig, Jens Chr.; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Shrivastava, Amit (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)
      Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), organised a workshop on ‘corruption research’ in Oslo 19-20 October ...
    • Cost-Benefit Analysis, Discounting, and the Environmental Critique: Overloading of the Discount Rate? 

      Angelsen, Arild (Report, Research report, 1991)
      The use of (high) discount rates in cost-benefit analysis is being criticized in the environmental debate. In particular, some feel that high future environmental costs do not get a fair hearing in a project appraisal due ...
    • Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of governance and anti-corruption activities 

      Johnsøn, Jesper (U4 Issue 2014:10, Research report, 2014-01-01)
      Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis methods are currently underutilised in evaluations of governance and anti-corruption reforms in developing countries. This limits opportunities to inform policy and may lead to ...