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Confronting corruption, building accountability : lessons from the world of international development advising / Lloyd J. Dumas, Janine R. Wedel and Greg Callman.
- Title
- Confronting corruption, building accountability : lessons from the world of international development advising / Lloyd J. Dumas, Janine R. Wedel and Greg Callman.
- Author
- Dumas, Lloyd J.
- Publication
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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- Description
- xiv, 203 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "The crisis that nearly brought the world's financial house down in 2008 demonstrated clearly and powerfully that the global economy cannot work well where there is widespread deception based in deep-seated corruption and lack of accountability. Corruption and lack of accountability are also key reasons why international development assistance so often fails to deliver on its promise. With a unique focus on corruption among those giving rather than receiving development advice, this book analyzes the problem, considers how major donor organizations approach it, and offers a series of helpful strategies for working toward solutions--in aid delivery and beyond"--
- Subject
- Economic assistance > Moral and ethical aspects
- Corruption
- Responsibility
- Aid
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General
- Corruption
- Economic assistance > Moral and ethical aspects
- Entwicklungshilfe
- Entwicklungsorganisation
- Financial assistance > ethical aspects
- Korruption
- Political corruption
- Politics and Government
- Responsibility
- Verantwortung
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Corruption, Accountability and Economic Progress -- Origins and Approach -- Structural Problems in International Economic Consulting -- Measures Across Organizations and Contexts -- Measures Within International Development Organizations -- Appendix A: Workshop on Building Accountability into International Development Advising (Pultusk, Poland: September 21-24, 2003) -- Appendix B: Host Governments and Multinational Corporations: Enron Comes to Nepal / tDipak Gyawali -- Appendix C: Guidelines and Recommendations for Officials in Recipient Countries For Use in Contracting and Negotiating Consulting Services / Gonzalo Rivas and Belma Ejupovic -- Appendix D: Prototype Consultancy Contract / Ibrahim Fawzy -- Appendix E: A Closer Look at the World Bank Process -- Appendix F: Recurrent Themes Among Recipient and Donor Representatives -- Appendix G: World Bank Guidelines Regarding Conflicts of Interest: An Analysis and Taxonomy.
- ISBN
- 9780230100206 (hardback)
- 0230100201 (hardback)
- LCCN
- ^^2010017699
- OCLC
- 515439692
- SCSB-11083628
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library