World Bank2013-09-032013-09-032000-07-30https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15527In mid-1999, the World Bank initiated diagnostic studies of three topics relevant to improving public sector transparency in Argentina. The topics proposed for study--procurement, the detection and investigation of corrupt acts, and the role of public information--were seen to be critical to any Argentine Government program to combat corruption. The three resulting papers (to be attached as Annexes) are synthesized in the present overview which provides a number of specific recommendations for imprvements and a suggested course of action for the future. The research focused almost exclusively on the federal government, but holds lessons for the other levels (provincial and municipal) as well. The report describes the situation prior to the assumption of office by President Fernando de la Rua (December 10, 1999). President De la Rua has begun an anti-corruption program, which is addressing many of the problems identified here. This report does not and cannot assess these new efforts. The attached consultants' reports should be read with that understanding.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSESACTIONSADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCEADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTIONADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMSANTI- CORRUPTIONANTI-CORRUPTIONANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGYANTICORRUPTIONASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANKASSETS DECLARATIONASSETS DECLARATIONSBRIBERYBURDEN OF PROOFBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSCITIZENCITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOMPLAINTSCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONTROLLING CORRUPTIONCORRUPT ACTSCORRUPTION DIAGNOSTICCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONCORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEXCPICRIMESCRIMINAL CODECRIMINAL PROCEDURESDAMAGESDECENTRALIZATIONDECREEDECREESDISCRETIONECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHENACTMENTEUROPEAN UNIONFEDERAL GOVERNMENTFIGHTING CORRUPTIONFOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFRAUDULENT PRACTICESGENDERGOVERNMENT ENTITIESGOVERNMENT ETHICSGOVERNMENT PERFORMANCEGOVERNMENT PROGRAMINCOMEINTERNATIONAL AGENCIESINVESTIGATIONSJUDICIAL REFORMJUSTICELACK OF TRANSPARENCYLAWSLEGAL CHANGESLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL PROVISIONSLEGAL REFORMSLEGAL SERVICESLEGISLATIONMALFEASANCEMODERNIZATION OF THE STATENATIONAL ELECTIONSNATIONSNEPOTISMNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSOMBUDSMANPRIORITIESPRIVATIZATIONPROCUREMENTPROSECUTORSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC HEARINGSPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC OPINIONPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENTQUANTITATIVE ANALYSISREMEDIESSANCTIONSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTTAX RATESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENT PUBLIC SECTORTRIALSUNDPUSAID CORRUPTION IN POLITICSBIDDING PROCESSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSCORRUPT PRACTICESCORRUPTIONETHICSGOVERNMENT ETHICSBIDDING DOCUMENTSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONGOVERNMENT CREDIBILITYINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONCONFLICT OF INTERESTSPROCUREMENTAUDITINGFRAUDULENT CLAIMSSTANDARDIZATIONLEGAL FRAMEWORKINVESTIGATIONSCITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN CRIME PREVENTIONOMBUDSMENINFORMATION COLLECTIONWorld Bank10.1596/15527