Corruption Monitoring System Coalition 2000

Name of Organization: 
Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD)
Geographical Scope: 
Regions:
Country:
Purpose: 
Coalition 2000 is an initiative of a number of Bulgarian non-governmental organizations aimed at combating corruption through a process of cooperation among governmental institutions, NGOs and individuals drafting an Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Bulgaria, and implementing an awareness campaign and a monitoring system.
 
The CSD is the Secretariat of Coalition 2000. The Steering Committee includes representatives of Bulgarian NGOs. More information on the institutional structure of the initiative can be found at http://www.anticorruption.bg/eng/coalition/structure.htm
 
Its main objectives include: 
 
  1. Introducing public-private as a successful model for policy making in anti-corruption.
  2. Developing a long term national policy and regulatory anti-corruption action agenda.
  3. Establishing a Policy Forum of the representatives of all stakeholder institutions.
  4. An awareness campaign targeted at the general public implemented on a large scale. Simultaneous targeting of elite groups and the international community.
  5. Developing a network of partner institutions at the local level.
  6. Developing a unique monitoring methodology (Corruption Monitoring System - CMS).
  7. Implementation of the CMS in Bulgaria.
  8. Developing a unique reporting tool (Corruption Indexes-CI) and producing and publishing the CI on a quarterly basis.
 
Corruption Indexes: Corruption indices are the most important outputs of the Corruption Monitoring System (CMS) of Coalition 2000. Their values are updated quarterly based on survey data and synthesize the corruption variables, which characterize the scope of the spread of corrupt practices in the sectors of public life.
 
The development of the CMS began with the first quantitative survey on corruption in March 1997. The methodology of the CMS envisions periodic monitoring of a set of indicators characterizing the way in which citizens and public sector employees perceive corruption and also their involvement in different forms of corrupt practices.
Area of Governance : 
Corruption
Website of initiative: 
http://www.anticorruption.bg
Publications: 
Annual Corruption Assessment Report, 1999-2003 (http://www.anticorruption.bg/eng/coalition/main_doc.htm).
 
Corruption Indexes, reports, 1998-2004 (http://www.anticorruption.bg/eng/corindex/about.htm).
Cost (specify currency): 
4 200 000 USD
Funding sources: 
USAID
Source of Data: 
Using a combination of own and existing data
Type of Data Collection: 
Administrative Data
Aggregation of multiple indicators using various d...
Focus groups
In depth interviews
Panel of experts
Performance assessment / Desk studies
Random sample population survey
Secondary sources
Specifications of type of data collection: 
Sample:
 
All of the surveys were based on random two-stage cluster sampling.
Universe: the country's population aged 18 and over.
 
Fieldwork period - size of the sample:
 
  1. February 1999 - 1143
  2. April 1999 - 1122
  3. September 1999 - 1110
  4. January 2000 - 1144
  5. April 2000 - 1161
  6. September 2000 - 1158 
  7. January 2001 - 1037
  8. October 2001 - 971
  9. January 2002 - 1148
  10. May 2002 - 1170
  11. October 2002 - 1079
  12. January 2003 - 1107
  13. May 2003 - 1077
  14. July 2003 - 1057
  15. October 2003 - 1098
  16. March 2004 - 1080
Measurement Methods / Tools Generated or Used : 
Survey method:
 
The survey method used was face-to-face interview.
 
Corruption Indexes: Corruption indexes assume values from 0-10. The closer the value of the indexes is to 10, the more negative the assessments of the respective aspect of corruption are. Index numbers closer to 0 indicate approximation to the ideal of a 'corruption-free' society.
List of Indicators: 
The major output of the survey are the Corruption Indexes:
 
  1. Attitudes - Acceptability in Principle: Indicates the level of moral acceptance of various corrupt practices. - Susceptibility to corruption: Measures the inclination to compromise on values and principles under the pressure of circumstances.
  2. Corrupt Practices - Corruption pressure: Indicates the frequency of attempts to corrupt public officials. - Personal involvement in corrupt practices: Self-assessment / admission of the frequency of involvement in different forms of corrupt behavior.
  3. Assessments of the spread of corrupt practices - Spread of corruption: Indicates citizens' assessments of the spread of corrupt practices among public officials. - Practical effectiveness: Indicates citizens' assessments of the extent to which corruption is becoming an efficient tool of solving personal problems and a social norm of behavior.
  4. Corruption Expectations - Assessment of the potential of Bulgarian society to cope with corruption.
Main Users: 
Civil society
Donor agencies
International agencies
Media
Policy makers
Researchers