Truex, RorySoreide, Tina2012-03-192012-03-192010-12-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3977Anti-corruption initiatives increasingly use multi-stakeholder groups, comprised of representatives from government, private sector, and civil society organizations, to drive implementation at the local level and serve as a force for transparency. In theory, the multi-stakeholder groups ideal is quite appealing -- each stakeholder has its own interest in the initiative and contributes its unique capacities. In practice, many multi-stakeholder groups have fallen short of expectations. This paper considers two separate but related questions. First, what are the unique barriers to implementation facing multi-stakeholder groups? Second, what policy measures can be taken to improve the likelihood that multi-stakeholder groups will succeed? The authors use existing research in political science and economics to develop a multi-level framework that accounts for the "nested nature" of multi-stakeholder groups. The framework is then applied to experiences of MSGs from the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative, a new pilot program that aims to promote transparency in construction through the release of material project information. The evidence shows that the barriers facing multi-stakeholder groups are substantial, but once the level (individual incentives, organizational dynamics, country context, or international pressures) of the challenge confronting a multi-stakeholder group is identified, the specific barrier, its root causes, and appropriate solutions can be identified. More broadly, the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative experiences suggest that multi-stakeholder groups are best used as a means of promoting dialogue and building consensus, not as the locus of policy implementation and oversight.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMSADVOCACYANTI-CORRUPTIONAUDITINGBARRIERBEST PRACTICESBIDDINGBPIBRIBEBRIBE PAYERBRIBESBUILDING CONSENSUSBUSINESS PRACTICESCAPACITY BUILDINGCERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION PROCESSESCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY CAPACITYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOLLECTIVECOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOLLECTIVE INTERESTCOMMERCIAL LAWSCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONSULTATIONCORRUPTCOUNTRY TO COUNTRYDEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESECONOMIC PERFORMANCEEXISTING GOVERNMENTEXPOSUREEXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIESFLEXIBILITYGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGRAND CORRUPTIONHUMAN RIGHTSINDIVIDUALSINITIATIVEINSTITUTIONAL CHANGEINSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTSINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTSINTERNATIONAL SUPPORTINTERVIEWSLEADERSHIPLEGAL PERSONALITYMALFEASANCEMEDIAMOBILIZATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNEGOTIATIONSOUTPUTOUTPUTSPOLITICAL SYSTEMSPROCUREMENTPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPUBLIC OFFICIALSRECONSTRUCTIONREMEDIESREMEDYSAVINGSSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL MOVEMENTSSOCIETIESSTAKEHOLDERSTAKEHOLDER APPROACHSTAKEHOLDER REPRESENTATIONSTAKEHOLDERSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTHIRD WORLDTRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENCY INITIATIVETRANSPARENCY INITIATIVESTREASURYURBAN DEVELOPMENTUSER GROUPSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5495