GCR: Construction and post-conflict reconstruction

Corruption doesn’t just line the pockets of political and business elites; it leaves ordinary people without essential services, such as life-saving medicines, and deprives them of access to sanitation and housing. In short, corruption costs lives.

Nowhere is corruption more ingrained than in the construction sector, the focus of Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2005. From the Lesotho Highlands Water Project to post-conflict reconstruction in Iraq, transparency in public contracting is arguably the single most important factor in determining the success of donor support in sustainable development. Corrupt contracting processes leave developing countries saddled with sub-standard infrastructure and excessive debt.

• Access the full report
• Informe global de la corrupción 2005: corrupción en la construcción (Traducción parcial)
• Rapport mondial sur la corruption 2005 : construction et la corruption liée aux reconstructions d’après-guerre