• 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 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 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 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: A selected and annotated bibliography 

      Amundsen, Inge; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (Research report, 2000-01-01)
    • 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 ...
    • Costs and consequences of the hidden debt scandal of Mozambique 

      Cortez, Edson; Orre, Aslak; Fael, Baltazar; Nhamirre, Borges; Banze, Celeste; Mapisse, Inocência; Harnack, Kim; Reite, Torun (Research report, 2021-05-01)
      In 2013, bankers in Europe, businesspeople based in the Middle East, and senior politicians and public servants in Mozambique conspired to organise a USD 2 billion loan to Mozambique – an incredible 12% of GDP of one ...
    • Countering NGO corruption: Rethinking the conventional approaches 

      Trivunovic, Marijana (U4 Issue 2011:3, Research report, 2011-03-03)
      Donor agencies are increasingly vigilant for signs of corruption or other abuses in the projects and programmes they fund, no matter what aid modality is in question or who the implementer or recipient of the funds may be. ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: Afghanistan 

      Strand, Arne; Suhrke, Astri; Taxell, Nils (Country Evaluation Briefs 7, Research report, 2016-11-01)
      Since 2001, Western political and military interests have largely defined the nature and magnitude of aid flows. Conventional criteria for development assistance (notably absorptive capacity and credible conditionality) ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: Malawi 

      Amundsen, Inge (Country Evaluation Brief 4/2017, Research report, 2017-06-01)
      Malawi is one of the world's least developed countries, with a poverty rate that is consistently high compared to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and declining at a slower pace. The evaluations and reviews of aid ...
    • Country Evaluation Brief: Mozambique 

      Tvedten, Inge; Orre, Aslak (Country Evaluation Briefs 8, Research report, 2016-11-01)
      FORTY YEARS of Official Development Assistance has contributed to high macroeconomic growth, the development of key national institutions and partial successes in the social sectors, but has failed to contribute to poverty ...