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Corruption Risks and State Capture in Bulgarian Public Procurement

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dc.contributor.authorFazekas, Mihaly
dc.contributor.authorPoltoratskaia, Viktoriia
dc.contributor.authorTóth, Bence
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-18T16:13:46Z
dc.date.available2023-05-18T16:13:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-18
dc.description.abstractThis paper sets out to measure and analyze corruption risks, patterns of favoritism, and state capture in public procurement in Bulgaria. It draws on two main types of data: large-scale administrative data on public procurement and the list of politically exposed persons. The analysis rests on calculating individual corruption risk indicators (or red flags), such as single bidding in competitive markets, and creating a composite Corruption Risk Index based on these indicators. It maps the distribution of these red flags over time, across different regions and markets. The analysis finds that Bulgaria shows high corruption risk among other examined countries in the European Union, with weak institutions contributing to slow gross domestic product per capita convergence to Western European countries. The results point out that corruption risks have deteriorated over time. Combining suppliers’ political connections information with public procurement corruption risk data shows that connections are associated with higher risks, in particular connections to local government members and state-owned enterprises. The large-scale analysis of buyer-supplier contracting networks points at state capture patterns where groups of buyers and suppliers repeatedly connect in high corruption risk procurement contracts. Such groups have gained more power and control over a larger share of contracts since 2016. Finally, policy recommendations are provided in three areas: enhancing data scope and quality, introducing a data-driven approach to corruption risk assessment, and improving public procurement policy and practices to reduce noncompetitive tenders.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099530505162311812/IDU0989a1bd309d10049f30b94f0f454670df491
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10444
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39828
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10444
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectCORRUPTION RISK FACTORS
dc.subjectFAVORITISM
dc.subjectSTATE CAPTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROCUREMENT
dc.subjectSINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCUREMENT
dc.titleCorruption Risks and State Capture in Bulgarian Public Procurementen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleCorruption Risks and State Capture in Bulgarian Public Procurement
okr.date.disclosure2023-05-16
okr.date.lastmodified2023-05-16T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099530505162311812/IDU0989a1bd309d10049f30b94f0f454670df491
okr.guid099530505162311812
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-989a1bd3-9d10-49f3-b94f-f454670df491
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10444
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10444
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34063440
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34063440
okr.identifier.reportWPS10444
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099530505162311812/pdf/IDU0989a1bd309d10049f30b94f0f454670df491.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryBulgaria
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Government Procurement
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Corporate Governance and Corruption
okr.topicLaw and Development::Corruption & Anticorruption Law
okr.unitEFI-ECA-MTI-MacroFiscal-2 (EECM2)
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