home about us contact us jobs at TI sitemap faq Chapter Zone search
news room global priorities regional pages policy and research tools publications support us
home > policy_research > U4 helpdesk > queries_2005
policy and research
  U4 helpdesk




Practitioners’ queries in 2005

Looting of state assets as a development issue
Could you tell me how serious as a development problem are illicit overflows from developing countries?

Scale of corruption/stolen assets in Africa
Could you please provide information on the scale of corruption and looted assets/corruption proceeds in African countries?

Consequences and tracking of corruption in development aid
Could you provide me with an overview of consequences and tracking of corruption in development aid projects (including budget support)?

Drafting and implementing anti-corruption strategies
Could you please provide some examples of anti-corruption strategies, particularly from British Overseas Territories, small islands and/or small states.

The Efficacy and Transferability of ‘Anti-Corruption Observatories’
Is there any information about the experience with anti-corruption observatories in different countries, and are such institutions useful as anti-corruption instruments?

Petty corruption and shadow economies
I would like to know what information is available about both petty corruption and shadow economies.

Implementing UNCAC .pdf
Has any U4 agency done a compliance or gap analysis of the UN Convention against Corruption? I am particularly interested in national legislation vis-a-vis UNCAC provisions and information about what works in terms of supporting effective implementation.

International initiatives relating to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Could you please describe other international initiatives that relate to the EITI?

Preventing, identifying and curbing corruption in donor-supported projects
How can donors work to avoid corruption in projects they support at the local level?

Corruption and public financial management (PFM) systems in Ghana
Please could you provide information on corruption with regard to Public Financial Management systems in Ghana?

Role of education in fighting corruption
What is the role of tertiary education institutions in fighting corruption?

Corruption and the scaling up of aid
What work has been done on the risks and impact of corruption associated with scaling up of aid?

Tackling forms of corruption that affect the poor most
1. Which areas or forms of corruption are perceived to hurt the poor most? 2. Are there any examples of successes in combating those particular forms of corruption?

Anti-corruption legislation
I would like to understand what lessons have been learned from national efforts to adopt and implement anti-corruption legislation.

Corruption in culture and media
Could you provide information regarding corruption as it relates to the media and culture sectors?

Common points at which corruption occurs in development programmes
What are the most common ways that corruption can take place in the context of development programmes?

Quantity and quality of corruption in Rwanda
Could you please provide references to analysis or reports on the quantity and quality of corruption in Rwanda?

Experiences with anti-corruption stakeholder meetings
What examples are there internationally of getting stakeholders in anti-corruption reform in a country together?

Resources on Corruption in the Construction Sector
Could you please provide resources on corruption in the construction sector both at the procurement and execution stage of the contract?

Corruption and humanitarian relief
Could you please provide sources of information on key areas of corruption risk when providing disaster/emergency/humanitarian relief and some practical examples of what has been done to prevent/address it?


Download the overview of all U4 Expert Answers for the years

Bribe Payers Index Survey 2008

Call for Proposals