Halpern, JonathanKenny, CharlesDickson, EricErhardt, DavidOliver, Chloe2012-08-132012-08-132009-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11737Governments typically provide the water and sanitation sector with substantial amounts of public money. Monopoly power, public funds, and discretionary decisions, coupled with poor accountability, breed corruption. The best hope for reducing corruption in the water and sanitation sector is to incentivize water sector officials and managers to be responsive to citizens' demands.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING SYSTEMSACCRUAL ACCOUNTINGANTI-CORRUPTIONANTICORRUPTIONANTICORRUPTION STRATEGYASSETSAUDITINGAUTHORITYBRIBEBRIBESCAPITAL PROJECTSCITIZENSCORRUPTIONDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION-MAKERSDEGREE OF AUTONOMYDISCLOSUREDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATIONEXPENDITUREFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTSGOVERNANCE ISSUESGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSHUMAN RESOURCESIMPROVING GOVERNANCEINCOMEKICKBACKSLEAST COSTMEASURING CORRUPTIONMINISTERSMONOPOLYMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTPATRONAGEPENALTIESPERFORMANCE AGREEMENTPERFORMANCE AGREEMENTSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOOR GOVERNANCEPRIVATE PARTICIPATIONPROCUREMENTPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC MONEYPUBLIC WATERSANCTIONSSANITATION PROVIDERSSANITATION SECTORSANITATION SERVICESSECTORAL OUTCOMESSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICE STANDARDSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEURBAN WATERUTILITIESUTILITY MANAGERSWATER DEPARTMENTWATER QUALITYWATER SECTORWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/11737