Confronting Corruption, Building Accountability: Lessons from the World of International Development Advising

by L. Dumas, J. Wedel, Kenneth A. Loparo

Overview

The crisis that nearly brought the world's financial house down in 2008 demonstrated clearly that the global economy cannot work where there is widespread deception, corruption and lack of accountability. Corruption and lack of accountability are also key reasons why international development assistance so often fails to deliver on its promise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230100206
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	01/19/2011
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	203
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

LLOYD J. DUMAS Professor of Political Economy, Economics and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA.

JANINE WEDEL is Professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, USA.

GREG CALLMAN is Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Corruption, Accountability, and Economic Progress 1

2 Origins and Approach 7

3 Structural Problems in International Economic Consulting 21

4 Measures across Organizations and Contexts 33

5 Measures within International Development Organizations 65

6 Summary and Conclusions 93

Appendix A Workshop on Building Accountability into International Development Advising in an Age of Diffused Governance 101

Appendix B Host Governments and Multinational Corporations: Enron Conies to Nepal Dipak Gyawali 153

Appendix C Guidelines and Recommendations for Officials in Recipient Countries for Use in Contracting and Negotiating Consulting Service Gonzalo Rivas Belma Ejupovic 155

Appendix D Prototype Consultancy Agreement Ibrahim Fawzy 161

Appendix E A Closer Look at the World Bank Process 167

Appendix F Recurrent Themes among Recipient and Donor Representatives 183

Appendix G World Bank Guidelines Regarding Conflicts of Interest: An Analysis and Taxonomy 187

Notes 191

Index 201