Agencies and policies : the performance of bilateral donors in fighting corruption / Christoph Seidler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seidler, Christoph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Agency for International Development.

United States.

Great Britain. Department for International Development.

Great Britain.

Sweden. Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete.

Sweden.

Administrative agencies--Corrupt practices--Prevention.

Administrative agencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (76 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg : Diplom.de, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Christoph Seidler's book discusses how bilateral donors perform in fighting corruption. In order to do so, a rationalist perspective is taken. The author argues that donors perform well in fighting corruption when they cooperate - in forming an international regime. Based on three documents of OECD/DAC, possible principles, rules and norms of such a regime are elaborated. By examining policy papers of three bilateral donors (United States Agency for International Development, UK Department for International Development, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency), the author seeks to

Contents:

Agencies and policies The performance of bilateral donors in fighting corruption; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Paving the way: Some facts on corruption anddevelopment; 3. Towards an AC regime in bilateral DC; 4. The normative level:Three AC policy papers examined; 5. The implementation level:aid allocation patterns compared; 6. Conclusion; 7. References; 8. Abbreviations

Notes:

Title from cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783836611916

3836611910

OCLC:

679416870