links_public_contracting/public contracting/global priorities

OECD Recommendations: Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement (in French). The Recommendation provides guidelines to OECD countries on how to tackle risks of waste, fraud and corruption in the whole procurement cycle, from needs assessment to contract management and payment.

OECD Policy Brief on “Keeping government contracts clean” (summarizes the approach of the Principles and the next steps)

U4 Expert Answer: Using Blacklisting Against Corrupt Companies, by Victoria Jennett PhD, U4 Helpdesk, Transparency International, 22 December 2006

Checklist for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement: Provides guidance for governments in implementing the OECD Principles

Integrity in public procurement: Good practice from A to Z, OECD, 2008

Turning a Blind Eye - Corruption and the UK Export Credits Guarantee Department, by Dr. Susan Hawley, The Corner House, June 2003

Corruption in public procurement. Causes, consequences and cures, by Tina Soreide, Researcher, Christian Michelsen Institute. Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2002:1) 43 p.

Corruption Prevention in Procurement, by Michael Wiehen. Transparency International, 2001

Corruption in Procurement, by Donald Strombom, President, IDBC Eco-nomic Perspectives USIA Electronic Journal, Vol. 3, No. 5, November 1998