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Anti-Corruption Policies and Programs : A Framework for Evaluation

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dc.contributor.authorHuther, Jeff
dc.contributor.authorShah, Anwar
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-27T16:56:36Z
dc.date.available2014-08-27T16:56:36Z
dc.date.issued2000-12
dc.description.abstractThe anti-corruption strategy the World Bank announced in September 1997 defined corruption as the "use of public office for private gain" and called for the Bank to address corruption along four dimensions: 1) Preventing fraud and corruption in Bank projects; 2) Helping countries that request Bank assistance for fighting corruption; 3) Mainstreaming a concern about corruption in Bank work; and 4) Lending active support to international efforts to address corruption. The menu of possible actions to contain corruption (in both countries and Bank projects) is very large, so the authors develop a framework to help assign priorities, depending on views of what does and does not work in specific countries. Their framework, based on public officials' incentives for opportunistic behavior, distinguishes between highly corrupt and largely corruption-free societies. Certain conditions encourage public officials to seek or accept corruption: a) The expected gains from undertaking a corrupt act exceed the expected costs. b) Little weight is placed on the cost that corruption imposes on others. In a country with heavy corruption and poor governance, the priorities in anti-corruption efforts would then be to establish rule of law, strengthen institutions of participation and accountability, and limit government interventions to focus on core mandates. In a country with moderate corruption and fair governance, the priorities would be decentralization and economic reform, results-oriented management and evaluation, and the introduction of incentives for competitive delivery of public services. In a country with little corruption and strong governance, the priorities might be explicit anti-corruption agencies and programs, stronger financial management, increased public and government awareness, no-bribery pledges, efforts to fry the "big fish," and so on.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/748708/anti-corruption-policies-programs-framework-evaluation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2501
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19753
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2501
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectANTI- CORRUPTION
dc.subjectANTI-CORRUPTION
dc.subjectANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIONS
dc.subjectANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectANTICORRUPTION
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF CORRUPTION
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectBUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCOMBATING BRIBERY
dc.subjectCONSENSUS
dc.subjectCONTROLLING CORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPT ACTS
dc.subjectCORRUPT INTERESTS
dc.subjectCORRUPT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectCORRUPT PRACTICES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION ACTS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PENALTIES
dc.subjectCREDIBILITY
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectDISCRETION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectELECTORAL PROCESS
dc.subjectETHICS
dc.subjectEXTORTION
dc.subjectFIGHTING CORRUPTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectFISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectFREE PRESS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE FAILURES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE QUALITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SIZE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectGRAFT
dc.subjectGRAND CORRUPTION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MEASURES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectINTEGRITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectJUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectJUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
dc.subjectJUDICIAL REFORM
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLISTENING
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERRORS
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMEDIA FREEDOM
dc.subjectMEDIA INDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectMOTIVATIONS
dc.subjectNO BRIBERY PLEDGE
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPETTY CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRESIDENTS
dc.subjectPRIME MINISTER
dc.subjectPRIORITIES
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROSECUTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OPINION
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectREGULATORY CAPTURE
dc.subjectREMEDIES
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSELF-INTEREST
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSIZE OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectTAX EVASION
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.titleAnti-Corruption Policies and Programs : A Framework for Evaluationen
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okr.date.disclosure2000-12-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:54:59.117465Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/748708/anti-corruption-policies-programs-framework-evaluation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2501
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum748708
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okr.themePublic sector governance :: Other accountability/anti-corruption
okr.topicCorruption and Anticorruption Law
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitCountry Evaluation and Regional Relations Division, Operations Evaluation Department
okr.volume1
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