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2010 Bribery Act: A Briefing for NGOs

This briefing provides an overview of the new law, the UK Bribery Act, and its implications for NGOs, especially those operating overseas in environments where corruption risks are high.

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Alternative to Silence: Whistleblower Protection in 10 European Countries

The report, which is part of a European Commission co-funded project, assesses current policies and practice in 10 European countries. It builds on comparative in-depth research carried out between March and August 2009 in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia. In addition, the report draws on research and evidence from academics and practitioners around the world.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-44-9

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Corruption Fighters Toolkit 2001: Civil Society Experiences and Emerging Strategies

The Corruption Fighters Toolkit is an effort to highlight civil society’s potential to create mechanisms of public scrutiny and to demand a more accountable and responsive public administration. The toolkit offers practical tools designed for civil society, drawing attention to collaboration between the public and private sector.

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Corruption Fighters Toolkit 2002-2003: Civil Society Experiences and Emerging Strategies

The Corruption Fighters Toolkit is a practical instrument designed to facilitate the sharing of experiences of civil society activities in the field of anti-corruption. The tool kit offers tools which can be used by civil society to create scrutiny mechanisms and to demand a more transparent public administration.

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Defence Offsets: Addressing the Risks of Corruption and Raising Transparency

This report addresses one particular area of concern in the defence sector: offsets. Defence offsets are arrangements in which the purchasing government of the importing country obliges the supplying company of the exporting country to reinvest some proportion of the contract in the importing country. Offsets are big business, and yet they are very opaque and receive much less transparency and attention than they should, given their susceptibility to high corruption risk.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-49-4

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Integrating Human Rights in the Anti-Corruption Agenda: Challenges, Possibilities and Opportunities

This report provides operational guidance on how to use and streamline a human rights framework into national and local anti-corruption programmes (such as on public procurement, political financing and service delivery) in order to strengthen the work of both movements.

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National Integrity Systems - Country Studies Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine 2009

The National Integrity System (NIS) encompasses the key institutions, sectors, culture and activities that contribute to integrity, transparency and accountability in a society. The National Integrity System Studies for Egypt highlights a range of strengths and weaknesses in legislation, law enforcement, and other aspects of government policy and business practice.

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National Integrity Systems - Country Study Ireland 2009

The National Integrity System (NIS) encompasses the key institutions, sectors, culture and activities that contribute to integrity, transparency and accountability in a society. When it works properly, the NIS combats corruption to support sustainable development, rule of law and human rights. This National Integrity System Country Study for Ireland highlights a range of strengths and weaknesses in legislation, law enforcement, and other aspects of government policy and business practice.

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National Integrity Systems - Country Study Morocco 2009

The National Integrity System (NIS) encompasses the key institutions, sectors, culture and activities that contribute to integrity, transparency and accountability in a society. When it works properly, the NIS combats corruption to support sustainable development, rule of law and human rights. This National Integrity System Country Study for Morocco highlights a range of strengths and weaknesses in legislation, law enforcement, and other aspects of government policy and business practice.

ISBN:978-9954-28-924-0

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National Integrity Systems - Country Study Palestine 2009

The National Integrity System (NIS) encompasses the key institutions, sectors, culture and activities that contribute to integrity, transparency and accountability in a society. When it works properly, the NIS combats corruption to support sustainable development, rule of law and human rights. This National Integrity System Country Study for Palestine highlights a range of strengths and weaknesses in legislation, law enforcement, and other aspects of government policy and business practice.

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National Integrity Systems in East and Southeast Asia - Regional Overview Report (2006)

Transparency International’s Regional Overview Report on National Integrity Systems in East and Southeast Asia identifies regional trends and best practices based on nine National Integrity System (NIS) Studies undertaken in the region in 2006, in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Operations

The handbook is primarily aimed at managers and staff of humanitarian agencies, both at headquarters (HQ) and in the field. It speaks directly to those on front line of aid delivery as well as to senior managers who determine organisational culture and values.

The handbook is designed to help anyone working in the humanitarian sector identify and prevent the corruption risks faced by their particular organisation or department, or within a specific programme or role. It does not try to set out industry-wide standards for aid agencies in emergencies. Rather, it describes ‘what to do’ to minimise corruption risks, while numerous reference documents attached offer technical details on ‘how to do it’.

There is also an abridged pocket version of the guide available below.

Both the handbook and pocket guide are available in English. French, Spanish and Arabic.

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Promoting Transparency in Political Finance: Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal

With the objective of transparency in mind, this publication evaluates current legislative systems and studies the practices of key actors involved in political finance, thereby detecting weaknesses in a system and providing guidance in overcoming them in the following countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-54-8

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Tools to support transparency in local governance: Urban governance toolkit series

This toolkit, written in collaboration with UN-Habitat, argues that good urban governance can make the difference between prosperous and inclusive cities and cities characterised by poverty and segregation. This publication offers practical tools to support transparency in local governance as a means to combat poverty and promote civic engagement.

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Transparency International Annual Report 2009

Corruption has no conscience. When allowed to spread, its corrosive effects destroy trust and fuel injustice, regardless of geography or sector. Transparency International works around the world to foster greater transparency and accountability in government and business, and empower people to demand their rights. Our 2009 Annual Report provides compelling evidence of how the global anti-corruption movement is making concrete gains against corruption.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-53-1

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Transparency International Progress Report 2010: Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This is the sixth annual Progress Report on Enforcement of the OECD Convention prepared by Transparency International (TI), the global coalition against corruption. The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Offi cials in International Business Transactions, adopted in 1997, required each party to make foreign bribery a crime. The Convention was hailed as key to overcoming the damaging effects of foreign bribery on democratic institutions, development programmes and business competition.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-55-5
3rd edition

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Working Paper No 01/2011: Reducing demand for illegal timber: Targeting corruption in customs and procurement

Illegal timber finds its way into the consumer markets. A crucial aspect of stemming the flow of and demand for illegal timber is improving customs and procurement regulations in importing countries.

ISSN 1998-6408

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Working Paper No. 05/2009 Corruption and Local Government

In their daily lives, citizens tend to have close contact with local agencies. This proximity to the people and the discretion that local officials have can make local government highly vulnerable to corruption. Experiences from Liberia, Peru, Slovakia and South Korea are profiled to show how stakeholder collaboration can aid in designing effective local initiatives to combat corruption.

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