Fostering Institutions to Contain Corruption

Corruption can never be completely or permanently eliminated. The question is, how can it be controlled? How can a country move from a situation where corruption may be the norm to a situation where corruption is morally intolerable and behaviorall...

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Main Author:	Diamond, Larry
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	CORRUPTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORK BRIBERY NEPOTISM MISUSE OF FUNDS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES DISCLOSURE LAWS & REGULATIONS AUTONOMY OF EXECUTING AGENCIES JUDICIAL PROCESS OMBUDSMEN AUDITS SEPARATION OF POWERS ELECTION LAW INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY MASS MEDIA PENALTIES MONITORING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION ABUSES ABUSES OF POWER ACCOUNTABILITY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION ASSET DECLARATIONS AUDITING AUTHORITY BRIBES BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS CIVIL PENALTIES CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS COMPLAINTS CONSTITUTION CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CONTROL DEMOCRACY ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTORAL PROCESS EMBEZZLEMENT ETHICS EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOOD GOVERNANCE HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IMPRISONMENT INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING INVESTIGATORS JUDICIARY LAWS LEGISLATORS MALFEASANCE MINISTERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARLIAMENT POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRIME MINISTER PROSECUTORS PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AUDITS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUNISHMENT RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SENATE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION TRANSPARENCY VERTICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/828296/fostering-institutions-contain-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11475

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spelling	okr-10986-114752021-04-23T14:02:55Z Fostering Institutions to Contain Corruption Diamond, Larry CORRUPTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORK BRIBERY NEPOTISM MISUSE OF FUNDS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES DISCLOSURE LAWS & REGULATIONS AUTONOMY OF EXECUTING AGENCIES JUDICIAL PROCESS OMBUDSMEN AUDITS SEPARATION OF POWERS ELECTION LAW INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY MASS MEDIA PENALTIES MONITORING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION ABUSES ABUSES OF POWER ACCOUNTABILITY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION ASSET DECLARATIONS AUDITING AUTHORITY BRIBERY BRIBES BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS CIVIL PENALTIES CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS COMPLAINTS CONSTITUTION CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CONTROL DEMOCRACY ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTORAL PROCESS EMBEZZLEMENT ETHICS EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOOD GOVERNANCE HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IMPRISONMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING INVESTIGATORS JUDICIARY LAWS LEGISLATORS MALFEASANCE MASS MEDIA MINISTERS NEPOTISM NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARLIAMENT POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRIME MINISTER PROSECUTORS PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AUDITS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUNISHMENT RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SENATE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION TRANSPARENCY VERTICAL ACCOUNTABILITY Corruption can never be completely or permanently eliminated. The question is, how can it be controlled? How can a country move from a situation where corruption may be the norm to a situation where corruption is morally intolerable and behaviorally rare? To control corruption, the expected costs of engaging in corruption must be dramatically increased. Public officals must perceive a substantial risk that if they engage in corrupt conduct they will lose their offices, forfeit illegally acquired wealth, and even go to prison. Implementing such sanctions aganist corruption requires an institutional framework to control corruption. Effective and durable corruption control requires multiple, reinforcing, and overlapping institutions of accountability. Where corruption is endemic, these institutions need to be of three kinds: horizontal accountability, vertical accountability, and external accountability. The primary institutions of horizontal accountability are the law, anti-corruption bodies, the ombudsman's office, public audits, and the judicial system. Institutions of vertical accountability include an independent electoral commission, independent mass media, and nongovernmental organizations. External accountability encompasses extensive international scrutiny and support. 2012-08-13T15:10:23Z 2012-08-13T15:10:23Z 1999-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/828296/fostering-institutions-contain-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11475 English PREM Notes; No. 24 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	CORRUPTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORK BRIBERY NEPOTISM MISUSE OF FUNDS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES DISCLOSURE LAWS & REGULATIONS AUTONOMY OF EXECUTING AGENCIES JUDICIAL PROCESS OMBUDSMEN AUDITS SEPARATION OF POWERS ELECTION LAW INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY MASS MEDIA PENALTIES MONITORING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION ABUSES ABUSES OF POWER ACCOUNTABILITY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION ASSET DECLARATIONS AUDITING AUTHORITY BRIBERY BRIBES BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS CIVIL PENALTIES CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS COMPLAINTS CONSTITUTION CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CONTROL DEMOCRACY ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTORAL PROCESS EMBEZZLEMENT ETHICS EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOOD GOVERNANCE HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IMPRISONMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING INVESTIGATORS JUDICIARY LAWS LEGISLATORS MALFEASANCE MASS MEDIA MINISTERS NEPOTISM NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARLIAMENT POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRIME MINISTER PROSECUTORS PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AUDITS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUNISHMENT RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SENATE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION TRANSPARENCY VERTICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
spellingShingle	CORRUPTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORK BRIBERY NEPOTISM MISUSE OF FUNDS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES DISCLOSURE LAWS & REGULATIONS AUTONOMY OF EXECUTING AGENCIES JUDICIAL PROCESS OMBUDSMEN AUDITS SEPARATION OF POWERS ELECTION LAW INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY MASS MEDIA PENALTIES MONITORING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION ABUSES ABUSES OF POWER ACCOUNTABILITY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION ASSET DECLARATIONS AUDITING AUTHORITY BRIBERY BRIBES BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS CIVIL PENALTIES CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS COMPLAINTS CONSTITUTION CONTROLLING CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CONTROL DEMOCRACY ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTORAL PROCESS EMBEZZLEMENT ETHICS EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOOD GOVERNANCE HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IMPRISONMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING INVESTIGATORS JUDICIARY LAWS LEGISLATORS MALFEASANCE MASS MEDIA MINISTERS NEPOTISM NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARLIAMENT POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRIME MINISTER PROSECUTORS PUBLIC ACCESS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AUDITS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUNISHMENT RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SENATE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION TRANSPARENCY VERTICAL ACCOUNTABILITY Diamond, Larry Fostering Institutions to Contain Corruption
relation	PREM Notes; No. 24
description	Corruption can never be completely or permanently eliminated. The question is, how can it be controlled? How can a country move from a situation where corruption may be the norm to a situation where corruption is morally intolerable and behaviorally rare? To control corruption, the expected costs of engaging in corruption must be dramatically increased. Public officals must perceive a substantial risk that if they engage in corrupt conduct they will lose their offices, forfeit illegally acquired wealth, and even go to prison. Implementing such sanctions aganist corruption requires an institutional framework to control corruption. Effective and durable corruption control requires multiple, reinforcing, and overlapping institutions of accountability. Where corruption is endemic, these institutions need to be of three kinds: horizontal accountability, vertical accountability, and external accountability. The primary institutions of horizontal accountability are the law, anti-corruption bodies, the ombudsman's office, public audits, and the judicial system. Institutions of vertical accountability include an independent electoral commission, independent mass media, and nongovernmental organizations. External accountability encompasses extensive international scrutiny and support.
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author	Diamond, Larry
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author_sort	Diamond, Larry
title	Fostering Institutions to Contain Corruption
title_short	Fostering Institutions to Contain Corruption
title_full	Fostering Institutions to Contain Corruption
title_fullStr	Fostering Institutions to Contain Corruption
title_full_unstemmed	Fostering Institutions to Contain Corruption
title_sort	fostering institutions to contain corruption
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/828296/fostering-institutions-contain-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11475
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