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Detecting corruption in developing countries : identifying causes/strategies for action / Bertram I. Spector.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spector, Bertram I. (Bertram Irwin), 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corruption--Developing countries.
- Corruption.
- Public administration--Corrupt practices--Developing countries.
- Public administration.
- Corruption--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Public administration--Corrupt practices--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Corruption--Developing countries--Prevention.
- Public administration--Corrupt practices.
- Developing countries.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Sterling, Va. : Kumarian Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- This practical volume on public corruption examines methodologies for the detection and correction of malfeasance among public officials and explores, through detailed case studies, the success of recent anti-corruption programs in several developing countries. The work covers thematic topics such as effects of corruption, damage assessments, and developing an integrated diagnostic approach to corruption detection, and provides specific information on anti-corruption efforts in the Ukraine, Senegal, Honduras, and Timor Leste. A collection of anti-corruption resources and checklist for corruption assessment is included.Spector is the Senior Technical Director at Management Systems International, an international development consulting firm, and president of the Center for Negotiation Analysis, a conflict resolution research organization. Kumarian Press is an imprint of Stylus Publishing. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Corruption detectives
- Corruption hurts
- Assessing corruption
- Self-assessments
- An integrated diagnostic approach
- Cases: Ukraine I (2005); Ukraine II (2006-2009); Senegal (2007); Honduras (2008); Timor Leste
- Toward accountable solutions
- Bibliography
- Annex A. Anticorruption resource links
- Annex B. Self-assessment checklist.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781565494794
- 1565494792
- 9781565494800
- 1565494806
- 9781565494817
- 1565494814
- 9781565494824
- 1565494822
- OCLC:
- 741355674
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