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Corruption & Development aid : Confronting the challenges / by Georg Cremer

By: Cremer, Georg.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Delhi: Viva Books, 2010Description: 169 p.ISBN: 9788130912257.Subject(s): Social ScienceDDC classification: 364.132
Contents:
Corruption in Development Aid: From Taboo to Political Action. What Is Corruption? How Useful Is Corruption? Corruption in Development Projects. What Does Corruption Cost? Corruption Control as a Global Responsibility. Is Corruption Control a Lost Cause? The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations. Barriers to Information in Development Work. The Pressure to Spend "Development Dollars." Corruption in Project Work: An Analysis of Weakness. Confronting the Challenges.
Summary: Although corruption has always been a quietly recognized aspect of development aid programs, the taboo against openly discussing it is only now being widely overcome. Georg Cremer systematically addresses the subject, exploring the nature and impact of corruption, the conditions under which it is most likely to take hold, and the strategies that can enable aid organizations, both NGOs and those in the state sector, to limit the risk.
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[BK] [BK] Christ Junior College
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Reference 364.132 CRE (Browse shelf) Available 00015644

Corruption in Development Aid: From Taboo to Political Action. What Is Corruption? How Useful Is Corruption? Corruption in Development Projects. What Does Corruption Cost? Corruption Control as a Global Responsibility. Is Corruption Control a Lost Cause? The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations. Barriers to Information in Development Work. The Pressure to Spend "Development Dollars." Corruption in Project Work: An Analysis of Weakness. Confronting the Challenges.

Although corruption has always been a quietly recognized aspect of development aid programs, the taboo against openly discussing it is only now being widely overcome. Georg Cremer systematically addresses the subject, exploring the nature and impact of corruption, the conditions under which it is most likely to take hold, and the strategies that can enable aid organizations, both NGOs and those in the state sector, to limit the risk.

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