Grand Corruption in Utilities

This paper discusses mechanisms of grand corruption in private sector utility provision in developing countries. By the term "grand corruption," the authors abstract from the petty corruption that consumers experience - for example, when...

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Main Authors: Kenny, Charles, Søreide, Tina
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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CPI
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10140656/grand-corruption-utilities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6326
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topic ABUSE
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
ASSETS
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
AUTHORITY
AWARENESS OF CORRUPTION
BANKS
BIASES
BIDDING
BRIBE
BRIBE PAYERS
BRIBERY
BRIBES
BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CABINET
CARTELS
CITIZEN
CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL SERVANTS
CODES
CODES OF CONDUCT
COLLUSION
COMPETITION LAW
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONFIDENCE
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONSENSUS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPT
CORRUPT ACT
CORRUPT ACTS
CORRUPT OFFICIALS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDICES
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
CORRUPTION SURVEYS
COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
CPI
CRIME
CRISES
CRITICAL REVIEW
CRONY
DATA QUALITY
DECISION-MAKERS
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DEMOCRACY
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DISCRETION
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC CRIME
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC SECURITY
EMINENT DOMAIN
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
ETHICAL BEHAVIOR
ETHICS
EXPENDITURES
FAIR TRADING
FIGHTING CORRUPTION
FINANCIAL COSTS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SITUATION
FINES
FISCAL COSTS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FRAUD
GENDER
GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
GOVERNANCE FAILURES
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT LEVEL
GRAND CORRUPTION
GREATER ACCESS
ILLEGAL CORRUPTION
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFLUENCE PEDDLING
INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISION
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUSTICE
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEGAL FORMS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LOBBYING
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL POLITICIANS
MEASURING CORRUPTION
MEASURING GOVERNANCE
MEDIA
MINISTER
MINISTERS
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
MORAL VALUES
MULTINATIONAL
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPPOSITION PARTIES
PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT
PATRONAGE
PENALTIES
PERSONAL GAIN
PETTY CORRUPTION
POLICE
POLITICAL CORRUPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PARTY
POLITICAL RISK
POLITICAL SENSITIVITY
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
POLITICIANS
POOR GOVERNANCE
POOR PERFORMANCE
PRIME MINISTER
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PROCUREMENT
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROSECUTORS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC LAW
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATES OF RETURN
REGULATORY BODIES
REGULATORY BODY
REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
REGULATORY INTERVENTION
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
REPRESENTATIVES
RISK OF CORRUPTION
SANCTIONS
SECRECY
SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOVEREIGNTY
STATISTICAL CONFIDENCE
TAX CONCESSIONS
THEFT
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
spellingShingle ABUSE
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
ASSETS
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
AUTHORITY
AWARENESS OF CORRUPTION
BANKS
BIASES
BIDDING
BRIBE
BRIBE PAYERS
BRIBERY
BRIBES
BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CABINET
CARTELS
CITIZEN
CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL SERVANTS
CODES
CODES OF CONDUCT
COLLUSION
COMPETITION LAW
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONFIDENCE
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONSENSUS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPT
CORRUPT ACT
CORRUPT ACTS
CORRUPT OFFICIALS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDICES
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
CORRUPTION SURVEYS
COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
CPI
CRIME
CRISES
CRITICAL REVIEW
CRONY
DATA QUALITY
DECISION-MAKERS
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DEMOCRACY
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DISCRETION
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC CRIME
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC SECURITY
EMINENT DOMAIN
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
ETHICAL BEHAVIOR
ETHICS
EXPENDITURES
FAIR TRADING
FIGHTING CORRUPTION
FINANCIAL COSTS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SITUATION
FINES
FISCAL COSTS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FRAUD
GENDER
GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
GOVERNANCE FAILURES
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT LEVEL
GRAND CORRUPTION
GREATER ACCESS
ILLEGAL CORRUPTION
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFLUENCE PEDDLING
INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISION
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUSTICE
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEGAL FORMS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LOBBYING
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL POLITICIANS
MEASURING CORRUPTION
MEASURING GOVERNANCE
MEDIA
MINISTER
MINISTERS
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
MORAL VALUES
MULTINATIONAL
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPPOSITION PARTIES
PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT
PATRONAGE
PENALTIES
PERSONAL GAIN
PETTY CORRUPTION
POLICE
POLITICAL CORRUPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL PARTY
POLITICAL RISK
POLITICAL SENSITIVITY
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
POLITICIANS
POOR GOVERNANCE
POOR PERFORMANCE
PRIME MINISTER
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PROCUREMENT
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROSECUTORS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC LAW
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATES OF RETURN
REGULATORY BODIES
REGULATORY BODY
REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
REGULATORY INTERVENTION
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
REPRESENTATIVES
RISK OF CORRUPTION
SANCTIONS
SECRECY
SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOVEREIGNTY
STATISTICAL CONFIDENCE
TAX CONCESSIONS
THEFT
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
Kenny, Charles
Søreide, Tina
Grand Corruption in Utilities
geographic_facet Africa
East Asia and Pacific
Philippines
Tanzania
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4805
description This paper discusses mechanisms of grand corruption in private sector utility provision in developing countries. By the term "grand corruption," the authors abstract from the petty corruption that consumers experience - for example, when firms and individuals pay bribes to get water delivery or an electricity connection. The paper focuses on decisions made at the government level involving private sector management, ownership, and provision of utility services. Corruption at that level may influence the pace and nature of private sector involvement and competition in utilities, as well as the level and form of investments, subsidies, and prices. On the basis of a literature review and interviews with firms and regulating authorities in two countries, Tanzania and the Philippines, this paper discusses the levels and determinants of grand corruption in utilities. The paper concludes by discussing a research program to extend this knowledge through a cross-country survey instrument.
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author Kenny, Charles
Søreide, Tina
author_facet Kenny, Charles
Søreide, Tina
author_sort Kenny, Charles
title Grand Corruption in Utilities
title_short Grand Corruption in Utilities
title_full Grand Corruption in Utilities
title_fullStr Grand Corruption in Utilities
title_full_unstemmed Grand Corruption in Utilities
title_sort grand corruption in utilities
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10140656/grand-corruption-utilities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6326
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spelling okr-10986-63262021-04-23T14:02:30Z Grand Corruption in Utilities Kenny, Charles Søreide, Tina ABUSE ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSETS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AUTHORITY AWARENESS OF CORRUPTION BANKS BIASES BIDDING BRIBE BRIBE PAYERS BRIBERY BRIBES BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CABINET CARTELS CITIZEN CITIZENSHIP CIVIL SERVANTS CODES CODES OF CONDUCT COLLUSION COMPETITION LAW COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONFIDENCE CONFIDENTIALITY CONSENSUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPT CORRUPT ACT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDICES CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX CORRUPTION SURVEYS COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS CPI CRIME CRISES CRITICAL REVIEW CRONY DATA QUALITY DECISION-MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMOCRACY DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCRETION ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC CRIME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC SECURITY EMINENT DOMAIN ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ETHICAL BEHAVIOR ETHICS EXPENDITURES FAIR TRADING FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SITUATION FINES FISCAL COSTS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FRAUD GENDER GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE FAILURES GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT LEVEL GRAND CORRUPTION GREATER ACCESS ILLEGAL CORRUPTION INCOME INEQUALITY INFLUENCE PEDDLING INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT DECISIONS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUSTICE LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL FORMS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LOBBYING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL POLITICIANS MEASURING CORRUPTION MEASURING GOVERNANCE MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MORAL VALUES MULTINATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES OPPOSITION PARTIES PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PATRONAGE PENALTIES PERSONAL GAIN PETTY CORRUPTION POLICE POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL SENSITIVITY POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY POLITICIANS POOR GOVERNANCE POOR PERFORMANCE PRIME MINISTER PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTORS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC LAW PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC UTILITIES RATES OF RETURN REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY BODY REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY INTERVENTION REGULATORY OVERSIGHT REPRESENTATIVES RISK OF CORRUPTION SANCTIONS SECRECY SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CHANGE SOVEREIGNTY STATISTICAL CONFIDENCE TAX CONCESSIONS THEFT TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS This paper discusses mechanisms of grand corruption in private sector utility provision in developing countries. By the term "grand corruption," the authors abstract from the petty corruption that consumers experience - for example, when firms and individuals pay bribes to get water delivery or an electricity connection. The paper focuses on decisions made at the government level involving private sector management, ownership, and provision of utility services. Corruption at that level may influence the pace and nature of private sector involvement and competition in utilities, as well as the level and form of investments, subsidies, and prices. On the basis of a literature review and interviews with firms and regulating authorities in two countries, Tanzania and the Philippines, this paper discusses the levels and determinants of grand corruption in utilities. The paper concludes by discussing a research program to extend this knowledge through a cross-country survey instrument. 2012-05-22T21:04:19Z 2012-05-22T21:04:19Z 2008-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10140656/grand-corruption-utilities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6326 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4805 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa East Asia and Pacific Philippines Tanzania