Many Faces of Corruption Tracking Vulnerabilities at the Sector Level

Corruption... How can policymakers and practitioners better comprehend the many forms and shapes that this socialpandemic takes? From the delivery of essential drugs, the reduction in teacher absenteeism, the containment of illegal logging, the construction of roads, the provision of water andelectricity, the international trade in oil and gas, the conduct of public budgeting and procurement, and the management of public revenues, corruption shows its many faces. The Many Faces of Corruption attempts to bring greater clarity to the often murky manifestations of this virulent and debilitating social disease. It explores the use of prototype road maps to identify corruption vulnerabilities, suggests corresponding QUOTEwarning signals,QUOTE and proposes operationally useful remedial measures in each of several selected sectors and for a selected sampleof cross cutting public sector functions that are particularlyprone to corruption and that are critical to sector performance.Numerous technical experts have come together in this effort to develop an operationally useful approach to diagnosing and tackling corruption. The Many Faces of Corruption isan invaluable reference for policymakers, practitioners, andresearchers engaged in the business of development.Campos, J. Edgardo is the author of 'Many Faces of Corruption Tracking Vulnerabilities at the Sector Level', published 2007 under ISBN 9780821367254 and ISBN 0821367250.