Publication: Fraud and Corruption Awareness Handbook : A Handbook for Civil Servants Involved in Public Procurement
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This handbook is intended for government employees involved in public procurement. It provides some insights into how fraud and corruption schemes work in public investments. The handbook identifies a range of fraud and corruption indicators, or red flags, and relevant schemes that may become apparent during the life of an investment, from design to implementation. The primary focus of this handbook is fraud and corruption in procurement, with some coverage of general governance issues. It is based on the experience of Poland s Central Anti-Corruption Bureau and the World Bank s Integrity Vice Presidency, and it presents examples referring both to public investments implemented under Polish public procurement law and international competitive bidding. This handbook aims to provide support to the managers of procuring entities in conducting public procurement by identifying frequently occurring irregularities and suggesting methods of preventing them.
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“World Bank. 2013. Fraud and Corruption Awareness Handbook : A Handbook for Civil Servants Involved in Public Procurement. © http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18153 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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