Browsing Chr. Michelsens Institutt by Author "Fontana, Alessandra"
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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, ... -
Illicit financial flows and measures to counter them: An introduction
Fontana, Alessandra; Hearson, Martin (U4 Brief 2012:9, Report, 2012-10-08)The most common sources of illicit financial flows are tax evasion and money laundering. Countermeasures include institution building strategies, international cooperation and information exchange, and fiscal transparency. ... -
Implementing the illicit financial flows agenda: Perspectives from developing countries
Fontana, Alessandra; Hansen-Shino, Kjetil (U4 Brief 2012:8, Report, 2012-10-03)While once considered solely a concern of law enforcement agencies; money laundering, tax evasion and secrecy jurisdictions are now perceived as important obstacles to development. Dealing with illicit financial flows is ... -
La corruption et les flux financiers illicites: Les limites et atouts des approches actuelles
Reed, Quentin; Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Issue 2011:15, Research report, 2011-01-01)Quels liens y a-t-il entre les flux financiers illicites et la corruption ? Comment la lutte contre la circulation de capitaux illégaux peut-elle servir le combat contre la corruption ?Autant de questions auxquelles nous ... -
Les enseignants et les taxis : la corruption dans le secteur de l'éducation au Honduras
Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Brief 2009:15, Report, 2009-08-13)“…Les enseignants fantômes ? Avez-vous entendu parler des enseignants en taxi ? Nous en avons. Ils ont de multiples emplois et se déplacent constamment en taxi afin de parvenir, en quelque sorte, à être partout à la fois, ... -
Maestros y taxis: Corrupción en el sector educación de Honduras
Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Brief 2009:10, Report, 2009-07-14)"… Maestros fantasma? ¿Has escuchado hablar de los maestros taxi? Nosotros los tenemos. Tienen empleos múltiples y están constantemente tomando taxis para estar presente en todos lados, a expensas, por supuesto, de los ... -
Making development assistance work at home: DfID's approach to clamping down on international bribery and money laundering in the UK
Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Practice Insight 2011:5, Report, 2011-06-28)Corruption will remain a profitable crime in developing countries as long as counterparts in rich countries are willing to hide stolen resources. Working to improve governance in poor countries will only address part of ... -
"Milking the system": Fighting the abuse of public resources for re-election
Speck, Bruno; Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Issue 2011:7, Research report, 2011-08-01)Abuse of state resources for re-election damages democracy creating an unlevel playing field that improves re-election chances of incumbents and negatively influencing the quality of government, since diversion of resources ... -
Money in politics: Transparency in action
Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Brief 2007:10, Report, 2007-09-27)Fostering disclosure of political finance information regarding public as well as private funds is key to address money's undue influence over democratic processes. However, aid donors are still reluctant to engage in what ... -
Teachers and Taxis: Corruption in the Education Sector in Honduras
Fontana, Alessandra (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 ... -
Using money laundering investigations to fight corruption in developing countries: Domestic obstacles and strategies to overcome them
Fontana, Alessandra; Pereira, Pedro Gomes (U4 Issue 2012:9, Research report, 2012-11-26)Anti-money laundering systems have the potential to curb the use of proceeds of corruption and other crimes by the perpetrators. An effectively implemented anti-money laundering framework limits the channels through which ... -
'What does not get measured, does not get done'. The methods and limitations of measuring illicit financial flows
Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Brief 2010 No 2, Report, 2010-06-17)Estimates of the size of illicit financial flows have been questioned because data used to measure the phenomenon is fraught with problems. However, such estimates are necessary to inform policy making on this issue. ... -
Whistleblowing in the financial industry: The right means to curb illicit flows from developing countries?
Ledergerber, Zora; Fontana, Alessandra (U4 Brief 2011:1, Report, 2011-03-25)Information provided by insiders can contribute to the goal of reducing illicit capital flight from developing countries. It helps address one of the most difficult aspects in investigating such flows (the secrecy of the ...