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Mapping the corruption assessment landscape
Article / Working Paper, Corruption, Global IntegrityThis paper reports on the results of a two-year stocktaking exercise to map the field of corruption assessments, undertaken as part of Transparency International’s GATEway project. Based on an analysis of more than 500 diagnostic tools, it presents some of the key trends and themes in corruption assessment work, and identifies important gaps which may need to be filled. Among other things, the...
REFORM Toolkit: Expanding Access to Information
Civil Society, Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankFree and open access to information is vital to a well functioning democracy and a market economy. Whether in markets or policy debates, transparency levels the playing field: equal access to information equalizes access to opportunity. In a democracy, citizens’ ability to participate effectively in the democratic process hinges on their ability to make informed choices. Similarly, citizens...
Report | Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya and Corruption
Corruption, Economic Governance, Report, Academic/Think TankCorruption in the private sector is widespread and costs the economy greatly while undermining efforts to reduce the poverty rates in the country. In order for small and medium enterprises to grow, they need to put their incomes into business related transactions and not those that aren’t such as corruption. This report highlights persistent corruption pertaining to small and medium...
Reap What You Sow: Greed and Corruption in Zimbabwe's Marange Diamond Fields
Africa, Corruption, ReportThe third investigation by PAC into illicit activity in Zimbabwe’s diamond sector, this report focusses on ongoing trade irregularities, the lack of transparency of diamond revenues, and examines ways ZANU officials and the global diamond industry have colluded to pull off the biggest plunder of diamonds since Cecil Rhodes. It also examines the various revenue streams of Zimbabwe’s Minister of...
Publish What You Fund I Aid Transparency Index 2012
Civil Society, Corruption, Global Index, Global IntegrityAid is becoming more transparent, but progress is slow and uneven. This report finds that aid can be made much more transparent without great difficulty, when political commitment is translated into effective implementation. Transparent aid means information being shared openly in a timely, comprehensive, comparable and accessible way. The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)...
Diseño de un Mapa Municipal de Riegos de Corrupcion
Corruption, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Civil SocietyThis tool aims to identify potential risks of corruption in the areas of local government performance. It aims to show what might happen with regards to corruption in local governments, if some of the most common risks are not avoided. The tool has four parts: Literature review; Development of a preliminary version of the map, containing concepts and assumptions about the risks of...
Metodologia de Mapeamento de Riscos de Corrupção
Corruption, Framework, Public Administration, Civil Society, GovernmentThis assessment tool for public agencies/administration to identify corruption risks within their organisations is developed by Transparency Brazil in partnership with the Controladoria-Geral da União. Specifically, it is designed to identify possible gaps in internal procedures and control mechanisms which may provide opportunities for corruption to arise. The focus is on identifying the most...
Checkliste für „Self-Audits“ zur Korruptionsprävention in Kommunen/ Checklist for self-assessment to prevent corruption in local authorities
Corruption, Europe and CIS, Questionnaire , Global IntegrityThis tool is designed to identify corruption risks in local authorities. Questions are designed to be adapted to local context, covering topics such as: (1) transparency, (2) freedom of information, (3) anti-corruption measures taken by local authorities, (4) whistleblowing, (5) budget and fiscal issues and, (6) Internal audit
Tools for Assessing Corruption and Integrity in Institutions
Corruption, Framework, GovernmentThis handbook is designed to help USAID Mission staff to assess institutional integrity at the micro-level. It guides the user through five steps to identify and select integrity failures and vulnerabilities for which donor interventions should be considered. Assessment findings should provide reliable quantitative, qualitative, and comparative information that can be used to design, implement...
Anti-Corruption Assessment Handbook
Corruption, Framework, GovernmentA first step toward implementing improved anticorruption programs is to assess how corruption manifests itself in a particular country, the array of factors that drive it, and the effectiveness of existing laws, institutions and control mechanisms meant to reduce a country’s vulnerability to corruption. The main objective of the assessment approach outlined in this handbook is to assure that...