Worldwide, the construction sector is regularly rated as the most corrupt industry.
Even so, the scale and effects of this corruption are frequently underestimated. The 2005
edition of Transparency Internationals Global Corruption Report shows that corruption in
the construction industry has the power to shape and devastate economies. It has the power
to ruin livelihoods and, under certain circumstances, to take lives.
This book outlines the particular characteristics of the construction industry that enable
the corrupt to plunder the vast amounts of international funds that pour into large scale
infrastructure projects. Whether through international bribes paid to secure contracts for
the Lesotho Dam, or the politicians implicated in the purchase of a waste incinerator in
Cologne, the report reveals how corruption steers money away from essential services and
development projects. In a special section dedicated to post-conflict reconstruction, the
report shows how, from Angola to Iraq, the corrupt prey on the most vulnerable.
The Global Corruption Report 2005 also shows that no matter how entrenched corruption
seems, it can be beaten. Along with presenting measures specifically tailored to curbing
bribery in construction, the report uncovers major trends in anti-corruption legislation
and reforms in more than 40 countries. The book also offers the latest corruption
research, including studies on the links between corruption and, in turn, issues such as
pollution, gender and foreign investment.
Founded in 1993, Transparency International is an international non-governmental
organisation based in Berlin, Germany, with national offices in close to 90 countries
worldwide.
Transparency International is politically non-partisan. Its mission is to build
anti-corruption coalitions that embrace governments, the private sector and civil society.
It is the only global movement dedicated solely to curbing corruption, increasing
government accountability and improving transparency in business transactions.
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Francis Fukuyama
Introduction by Peter Eigen
Transparency International’s Recommended Minimum Standards for Public Contracting
Part one: Corruption in construction
I. The costs of corruption
II. Corruption in practice
III. International finance and corruption
IV. Recommendations
Part two: Special feature Corruption in post-conflict reconstruction
Country studies: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Britain, Burkina
Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Congo (DRC), Croatia, Czech
Republic, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Latvia,
Nicaragua, Norway, Palestinian Authority, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia,
Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zimbabwe,
Part four: Research on corruption
Index
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