Private sector & corruption
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- Nigeria’s mounting security challenge
- ( J.M. Hazen;J. Horner / Small Arms Survey , 2007)
- This study aims to raise awareness of a number of issues relating to insecurity, armed violence, and the proliferation of illicit small arms in Nigeria since the return to democracy in 1999. It partic...
- Seven briefs on international anti-corruption protocols
- ( Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2007)
- Anti-corruption measures have emerged as a major pillar of the good governance agenda. This set of seven factsheets highlights a variety of issues and various anti-corruption protocols with implicatio...
- An exposé on party financing in South Africa
- ( V. Robinson;S. Brümmer / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2006)
- This paper explores the issue of corporate party funding in South Africa by uncovering possible links to corrupt transactions between the private sector and the ruling African National Congress (ANC)....
The resource curse: do public or private sector institutions matter most?
- ( Ivar Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007)
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Countries rich in natural resources on average grow more slowly than countries without such
resources, a phenomenon often referred to “the resource curse”. Following many stu... - Is bribery of foreign public officials on the increase?
- ( F. Heimann;G. Dell / Transparency International , 2007)
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This report examines the enforcement performance of 34 of the 37 countries that have ratified the Organisaion of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Bribery Convention. It is the thir...
- Is global corruption improving or getting worse?
- ( Control Risks , 2006)
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This paper reports on the results of a survey conducted on business attitudes to corruption. The report argues that despite new laws criminalising foreign bribery, there have been few prosecutions ...
- How businesses can tackle corruption
- ( J. Bray / Control Risks , 2007)
- Businesses can and must play their part in fighting corruption by resisting bribery and promoting reform. This report explains what they can do, and how they can do it. It analyses the commercial cost...
- Lessons and good practice for reducing corruption in the water sector
- ( K. Shordt; L. Stravato; C. Dietvorst / IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre , 2006)
- Corruption undermines water and sanitation services. Ultimately, it is the poor who are systematically deprived by corrupt systems. This paper provides a brief overview of the issues, approaches and i...
- How Lesotho took on corrupt multinationals
- ( S. Levine / Eldis Document Store , 2006)
- This short paper describes how Lesotho is taking on some of world’s largest engineering firms in the battle against corruption. The paper uncovers the corrupt involvement of multi-nationals in the Les...
- Strengthening local capacity for improving service provision
- ( G. McGranahan; D. Satterthwaite / Human Settlements Programme , 2006)
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This working paper examines issues related to the governance of private sector water and sanitation services.
The author reviews a number of related issues, including:urban water and sanitat...






