Assessing Political Commitment to Fighting Corruption
Rarely discussed 15 years ago, the commitment of political leaders to reform--that is, their willingness to implement and sustain reform--is now widely accepted as crucial for aid effectiveness. Nowhere is political commitment more important--and m...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/09/828299/assessing-political-commitment-fighting-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11461 |
| Summary: | Rarely discussed 15 years ago, the
commitment of political leaders to reform--that is, their
willingness to implement and sustain reform--is now widely
accepted as crucial for aid effectiveness. Nowhere is
political commitment more important--and more difficult to
sustain--than in implementing reforms to fight corruption.
Governments increasingly seek external assistance to meet
this challenge. More than any other public sector reform,
reducing corruption may threaten poltical coalitions and a
government's survival--and threats to political
survival weaken the resolve of even the most committed
leaders. This Note describes methods that might be used to
objectively evaluate a government's political
commitment to reducing corruption, whether petty, grand or systemic. |
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