Corruption and pharmaceuticals: strengthening good governance to improve access -- Maximizing the performance of education systems: the case of teacher absenteeism -- Crime and justice in the Garden of Eden: improving governance and reducing corruption in the forestry sector -- Corruption in the electricity sector: a pervasive scourge -- Making inroads on corruption in the transport sector through control and prevention -- Corruption in the petroleum sector -- Tackling corruption in the water and sanitation sector in Africa: starting the dialogue -- Exploring corruption in public financial management -- Corruption in public procurement: a perennial challenge -- Combating corruption in revenue administration: an overview -- Combating corruption in revenue administration: the case of VAT refunds in Bolivia -- The challenge of combating corruption in customs administration -- Money-laundering and corruption -- Conclusion: where to next?
Summary
Corruption is a multidimensional phenomenon that rears its head in many places. For this reason, it is difficult and challenging to assess how well a country is doing in addressing it. This volume examines corruption across a variety of sectors - from the education and health and the oil and gas sectors to the roads, forestry, and electricity sectors - and provides guidance to practitioners and policymakers in the design of anticorruption reforms in these areas
