Anti-corruption
A large part of government expenditure is disbursed through the procurement system and this naturally opens the possibility of corrupt practices in the procurement cycle. Corruption in procurement can take many forms and can occur in all stages of the procurement cycle from identification of needs and developing specifications/statement of works to the actual competitive process and the certification of goods/services/works delivered and the payment cycle.
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Strategies for Business, Government & Civil Society to Fight Corruption in Asia and the Pacific
Asia & the Pacific, Asia and the Pacific
Policy and strategy documents, Articles and literature
This publication compiles the presentations, analyses and discussions among experts during the 2008 ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific seminar dedicated to the fight against bribery in public procurement.
Uploaded: 2010-07-26 Download (external site)
Procurement Toolbox
Policy and strategy documents
This Toolbox is an on-line resource that captures emerging good practice to enhance corruption prevention and good management in public procurement in OECD and non-OECD countries.
Uploaded: 2010-05-26 Download (external site)
Three Examples of Procurement Monitoring by Civil Society
Articles and literature
This blog post on CommGAP presents three case studies focusing on civil society involvement in the monitoring of public procurement activities.
Uploaded: 2010-05-26 Download (external site)
Procurement Monitoring by Citizens: Is it Effective?
Articles and literature
This blog post on CommGAP discusses the benefits of and ways that civil society can engage in the monitoring of public procurement activities.
Uploaded: 2010-05-26 Download (external site)
Regulating Conflicts of Interest in Challenging Environments: The Case of Azerbaijan
Europe & the CIS, Azerbaijan
Articles and literature
This U4 paper critiques current treatment of conflict of interest regulation through the lens of experience from Azerbaijan. It concludes by suggesting how the implementation and evaluation of compliance with international standards might be modified to encourage more meaningful ethical regulation, especially in difficult contexts.
Uploaded: 2010-04-26 Download (external site)
Independent Review of the ADB/OECD Initiative Final report
Asia & the Pacific, Asia and the Pacific
Assessments and studies
2009 marked the 10th anniversary of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific. At its 12th meeting in Singapore, the Steering Group decided to have a review of the Initiative conducted to assess its impact on fighting corruption in the region, as well as to determine its future direction.
Uploaded: 2010-04-26 Download (external site)
Beyond the Code of Conduct: Building Ethical Competence in Public Officials
Articles and literature
This U4 paper outlines a competency-based approach to teaching and managing professional ethics standards in the public sector, in a cost-effective and sustainable way. It further suggests applications of this approach in a capacity-building programme that can be applied to support public service reform, and to resist corruption and abuse of power by officials.
Uploaded: 2010-04-14 Download (external site)
Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development
Relevant websites
This webpage of the OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate (GOV) focuses on Integrity in Public Procurement and offers a variety of resources linked to this subject.
Uploaded: 2010-04-09 Download (external site)
Trainer's Manual on Measuring Corruption at the Country Level
Policy and strategy documents
This manual is based on the Users' Guide to Measuring Corruption 2008 (also available from this website) developed by Global Integrity and UNDP. It has been developed to meet the growing global demand for capacity development in this area, and provides the foundations of corruption indicators and assessments.
Uploaded: 2010-03-30 Download (external site)
Global Corruption Barometer 2009: People's Experience and Perception About Corruption
Assessments and studies, Articles and literature
The Global Corruption Barometer, published by Transparency International, is a public opinion survey that captures perceptions and experiences of corruption of more than 73,000 people in 69 countries. The Barometer reveals a growing distrust of business, the daily struggle of the world’s poor with petty bribery and public unconvinced of governments’ anti-corruption efforts.
Uploaded: 2010-03-30 Download
Supporting the fight against Corruption in Asia and the Pacific: The ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative
Asia & the Pacific, Asia and the Pacific
Policy and strategy documents
This brief outlines the details of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific.
Uploaded: 2010-02-26 Download (external site)
OECD Anti-bribery Convention Progress Report 2009
Assessments and studies, Policy and strategy documents
This, the fifth edition of the yearly report published by Transparency International, reveals that the overwhelming majority of the world’s leading exporting nations is failing to fully enforce a ban on foreign bribery.
Uploaded: 2010-01-13 Download
Construction Sector Transparency Initiative
Relevant websites
This is the website for CoST - an international multi-stakeholder initiative designed to increase transparency and accountability in the construction sector. It is supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the World Bank and piloted in seven countries.
Uploaded: 2009-12-17 Download (external site)
Methodology for Assessing the Capacities of Anti-Corruption Agencies to Perform Preventive Functions
Europe & the CIS, Europe
Policy and strategy documents
This Methodology, developed by UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre, builds on best practices and lessons learned derived from support provided to anti-corruption agencies in the specific context of the Eastern European and the CIS countries. Public procurement is addressed throughout this Methodology.
Uploaded: 2009-12-11 Download
The Political Economy of Public Procurement Reform
Articles and literature
This article by Transparency International examines political economy in relation to procurement reform and capacity development. It also presents the findings of existing studies and provides links to further reading on the matter.
Uploaded: 2009-09-09 Download (external site)
The Role of Competition Authorities in Promoting Competition
Policy and strategy documents
This document comprises proceedings in the original languages of a roundtable discussion on Public Procurement, held by the OECD Competition Committee. This compilation is one of a series of publications entitled 'Competition Policy Roundtables'.
Uploaded: 2009-08-28 Download (external site)
Fighting Cartels in Public Procurement
Policy and strategy documents
This OECD policy brief discusses how public procurement is vulnerable to collusion, how the risks can be mitigated, how collusion can be detected during tendering, as well as suggesting some further relevant reading materials.
Uploaded: 2009-08-24 Download (external site)
Corruption in Public Procurement: Health Sector
Policy and strategy documents
This U4 theme page on public procurement corruption in the health sector explains the problem, suggests what can be done to avoid it and presents a number of cases and useful resources.
Uploaded: 2009-08-19 Download (external site)
Detecting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement
Policy and strategy documents
In addition to its Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging (also available on this website), the OECD Competition Divison has prepared this brochure to facilitate the use and dissemination of the Guidelines.
Uploaded: 2009-07-14 Download (external site)
Designing Tenders to Reduce Bid Rigging
Policy and strategy documents
In addition to its Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging (also available on this website), the OECD Competition Divison has prepared this brochure to facilitate the use and dissemination of the Guidelines.
Uploaded: 2009-07-14 Download (external site)
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