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The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector

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dc.contributor.authorLovei, Laszlo
dc.contributor.authorMcKechnie, Alastair
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:04:07Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:04:07Z
dc.date.issued2000-04
dc.description.abstractIn recent years the fight against corruption has assumed a key place in development policy, as a way of strengthening economic growth and helping civil society and democracy to function. Corruption not only stifles growth. It also perpetuates or deepens inequality, as the few amass power and wealth at the expense of the many. The energy sector lends itself to corrupt practices. This is a result both of its traditional institutional arrangements-dominated by state monopolies controlling oil, gas, or electricity-and of the sheer amount of cash it can generate. Corruption in energy takes many forms, from petty corruption in meter reading and billing to grand corruption in the allocation of lucrative monopolies. These practices differ in scale but contribute to the same results-weak operational and financial performance and, for the poor in particular, declining service quality or reduced chances of ever accessing network services. The answer to corruption is continuing reform, to reduce the incentive and potential to capture monopoly rents and to increase the transparency of public and private transactions, regulatory structures, and decision-making processes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/04/2529961/costs-corruption-poor-energy-sector
dc.identifier.citationViewpoint. -- Note no. 207 (April 2000)
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11437
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11437
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesViewpoint
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectANECDOTAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectARTIFICIALLY INFLATED RATES
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectCAPTIVE INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCOAL MINING
dc.subjectCOAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCOAL SECTOR
dc.subjectCOAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE BIDDING
dc.subjectCORRUPT PRACTICES
dc.subjectCORRUPT UTILITIES
dc.subjectCORRUPT WORKERS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION IN ENERGY
dc.subjectCOSTS OF CORRUPTION
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION COMPANY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION UTILITIES
dc.subjectDISTRICT HEATING
dc.subjectDISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY COMPANY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY COMPANY OFFICIALS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY REGULATOR
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY THEFT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENERGY PURCHASE
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DISCIPLINE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectGAS COMPANY
dc.subjectGAS IMPORTS
dc.subjectGAS SUPPLY
dc.subjectGAS SYSTEMS
dc.subjectGAS TRADER
dc.subjectGAS TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectGRAND CORRUPTION
dc.subjectIDEOLOGIES
dc.subjectILLEGAL CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectLABOR UNIONS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMETER READER
dc.subjectMETER READERS
dc.subjectMETER READING
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PIPELINE
dc.subjectOIL SECTOR
dc.subjectPETTY CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPIPELINE OPERATOR
dc.subjectPOLITICAL COMMITMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INFLUENCE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTY
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectPOWER REFORMS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPOWER STATIONS
dc.subjectPRICE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPRIME MINISTER
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OPINION
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectRURAL COOPERATIVES
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION SECTOR
dc.subjectSIDE PAYMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSTATE BUDGETS
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENT PROCEDURES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectUTILITY REVENUES
dc.subjectUTILITY SECTOR
dc.subjectVESTED INTERESTS
dc.subjectWHOLESALE GAS MARKET CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectNETWORK ACCESS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.titleThe Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sectoren
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/04/2529961/costs-corruption-poor-energy-sector
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Poverty Alleviation
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment
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