Measuring Corruption in Infrastructure: Evidence from Transition and Developing Countries

This paper examines what we can say about the extent and impact of corruption in infrastructure using existing evidence. There is evidence that most perceptions measures appear to be very weak proxies for the actual extent of corruption in the infrastructure sector, largely (but inaccurately) measur...

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Main Author:	Kenny, Charles
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Public Administration Public Sector Accounting and Audits H830 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4616

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spelling	okr-10986-46162021-04-23T14:02:18Z Measuring Corruption in Infrastructure: Evidence from Transition and Developing Countries Kenny, Charles Public Administration Public Sector Accounting and Audits H830 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420 This paper examines what we can say about the extent and impact of corruption in infrastructure using existing evidence. There is evidence that most perceptions measures appear to be very weak proxies for the actual extent of corruption in the infrastructure sector, largely (but inaccurately) measuring petty rather than grand corruption. Survey evidence is more reliable, but limited as a tool for differentiating countries in terms of access to infrastructure finance or appropriate policy models. The paper suggests that a focus on bribe payments as the indicator of the costs of corruption in infrastructure may be misplaced. 2012-03-30T07:28:50Z 2012-03-30T07:28:50Z 2009 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 00220388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4616 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	This paper examines what we can say about the extent and impact of corruption in infrastructure using existing evidence. There is evidence that most perceptions measures appear to be very weak proxies for the actual extent of corruption in the infrastructure sector, largely (but inaccurately) measuring petty rather than grand corruption. Survey evidence is more reliable, but limited as a tool for differentiating countries in terms of access to infrastructure finance or appropriate policy models. The paper suggests that a focus on bribe payments as the indicator of the costs of corruption in infrastructure may be misplaced.
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author	Kenny, Charles
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title	Measuring Corruption in Infrastructure: Evidence from Transition and Developing Countries
title_short	Measuring Corruption in Infrastructure: Evidence from Transition and Developing Countries
title_full	Measuring Corruption in Infrastructure: Evidence from Transition and Developing Countries
title_fullStr	Measuring Corruption in Infrastructure: Evidence from Transition and Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Measuring Corruption in Infrastructure: Evidence from Transition and Developing Countries
title_sort	measuring corruption in infrastructure: evidence from transition and developing countries
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Measuring Corruption in Infrastructure: Evidence from Transition and Developing Countries

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