The Many Faces of Corruption - Tracking the Vulnerabilities at the Sector Level (Paperback, New)

Corruption... How can policymakers and practitioners better comprehend the many forms and shapes that this socialpandemic takes? From the delivery of essential drugs, the reduction in teacher absenteeism, the containment of illegal logging, the construction of roads, the provision of water andelectricity, the international trade in oil and gas, the conduct of public budgeting and procurement, and the management of public revenues, corruption shows its many faces. 'The Many Faces of Corruption' attempts to bring greater clarity to the often murky manifestations of this virulent and debilitating social disease. It explores the use of prototype road maps to identify corruption vulnerabilities, suggests corresponding 'warning signals, ' and proposes operationally useful remedial measures in each of several selected sectors and for a selected sampleof cross cutting public sector functions that are particularlyprone to corruption and that are critical to sector performance.Numerous technical experts have come together in this effort to develop an operationally useful approach to diagnosing and tackling corruption. 'The Many Faces of Corruption' is an invaluable reference for policymakers, practitioners, andresearchers engaged in the business of development.

General

Imprint:	World Bank Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2007
First published:	April 2007
Editors:	Jose Edgardo Campos • Sanjay Pradhan
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	480
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8213-6725-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8213-6725-0
Barcode:	9780821367254

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