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Practitioners’ queries in 2003

Corruption diagnostics and measurement tools
Please provide examples of how corruption diagnostics and measurement tools have been used for anti-corruption advocacy, especially in African countries.

Government Procurement Systems: Centralised vs Decentralised What is the potential of decentralised procurement systems in comparison of centralised system fro Mozambique?

HIV and corruption: Identifying some links
Please provide references to reports/documents etc identifying the links between HIV/AIDS and corruption, focusing particularly on Africa.

Auditing Standards of Local Branches of International Auditing Firms
Could you advice on how to control local branches (or franchises) of International Auditing Firms? Is there any independent international body regulating and inspecting private audit companies?

Tax-Deductibility of Bribes: Progress Report

Is there any up-to-date overview of countries that still retain the right for tax-deduction of bribe-costs?

Mobutu, World Bank and the IMF in Zaire/DRC
Please provide more references to sources on the role of the WB and IMF in dealing with Mobutu in the past and failing to tackle corruption issues?

Africa: Scale of corruption and impact on poor
Could you please give me an overview of estimated figures, scale of corruption and impact on poor people in Africa as a whole? Could you also provide specific examples of good practice?

Approaches to fighting corruption in education
What kind of measures can the Embassy take concerning curbing corruption in education in Uganda?

Special courts for corruption cases
What is the experience of countries, particularly in Asia, establishing Special Courts dedicated to dealing only with corruption cases?

Measures addressing State Capture in Russia/Ukraine/Central Asia
Please provide examples of actual measures taken to address state capture in Russia/Ukraine/Central Asian Republics with indication of which have been successful and why.

Sequencing of Anti-corruption Measures in Post-conflict Countries
What does the literature say on the sequencing of anti-corruption measures in post-conflict countries?

DRC State Corruption and the International Response: Selected References
Please point me to analysis on the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo/Zaire over the last two decades?

Anti-corruption and accountability in Anglophone vs. Francophone governance traditions
Please can you give me a comparative analysis of anti-corruption and more general accountability mechanisms in governance systems based on anglophone and francophone traditions.

Anti-corruption Legal Provisions in the Context of Decentralisation
Please provide examples of anti-corruption principles and tools to prevent and address corruption included in the legal framework for decentralisation of government functions and services.

Corruption within the tax system
Which are the typical opportunities for corruption in the tax system?

Request for ethical training expertise
Please provide names of organisations/individuals which provide quality ethical training for public officials.

Anti-corruption bureaus and anti-corruption in Bangladesh
What are the lessons learnt to date regarding anti-corruption bureaus / committees set up in Bangladesh?

Corruption Information on Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Senegal
Could you please provide me with very brief summaries of country reports on Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Senegal in the areas of corruption, good governance and the administration of law?

Anti-Corruption Agencies: Staffing and Financial Management Issues
Anti-Corruption agencies: Is it considered important for an anti-corruption agency to have its own staff cadre and budget? Do effective anti-corruption agencies generally have their budgets agreed directly by Parliament?

Corruption in Political Party Financing and Electoral Campaigns
What are the mechanisms for preventing and curbing corruption in the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns from a comparative perspective?

Measurement of corruption: Up-to-date readings
Please provide up-to-date readings/reviews of literature about measuring corruption, especially, monitoring progress and assessing cost on business and service delivery.

Corruption data on five countries
Could you compile corruption data on Mozambique, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Macedonia?

Supreme Audit Institutions and Corruption
Please provide a comparative analysis of the role of supreme audit institutions as institutions of accountability as well as criteria to gauge their effectiveness.

'Transparency Certification' for a country like Mozambique
Is there any good example/best practice how to get some form of "transparency certification" going in a country like Mozambique?

Recovery of Corruption-Related Assets
What is the recent experience on developing countries successfully obtaining recovery of corruption-related assets from another jurisdiction?


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