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U4 Theme:

Private sector and corruption

 

Private sector development has become a central feature of the development strategies of many actors. However, since interventions by donors are remarkably similar despite the considerable political, economic, and social differences across countries, there is presumably room for innovation.

Private sector and corruption: project database and analysis

Database of 427 projects addressing corruption and the private sector
The first ever project database on private sector anti-corruption interventions by donor agencies.

- Searchable, sort by various critera
- Tell us about other relevant projects

 

Assessing Donor Anti-Corruption Initiatives in Support of Private Sector Development - A Mapping Study .pdf
This mapping study critically evaluates the initiatives found in the database and provides suggestions for further interventions.


U4 Publications
See expanded list with summaries of each publication

From Paris to the anti-corruption project: Examining the feasibility of ownership
Devine, Vera, Marijana Trivunovic, Harald Mathisen (U4 Practice Insight 2010:1)

The anatomy of a failed anti corruption project: A case study from Nepal
Manandhar, Narayan (U4 Practice Insight 2009:3)

Commitment, control and interest: A case study in operationalising ownership
Trivunovic, Marijana (U4 Practice Insight 2009:2)

In pursuit of policy influence: Can lobbying be a legitimate alternative to corruption in developing countries?
Campos, Nauro F. (U4 Brief 2009:1)

Changing Perspectives: How Donors can Work with the Private Sector to Reduce Corruption
Sullivan, John D., Aleksandr Shkolnikov (U4 Brief 2008:17)

Business Climate Surveys: Experiences from Ghana, Mozambique, and South Africa
Kaufmann, Friedrich, Philip Madelung, Julius Spatz, Mattia Wegmann (U4 Brief 2008:4)

Anti-Corruption Training and Education
Boehm, Frédéric, Mathias Nell (U4 Brief 2007:13)

Anti-Corruption and the Role of Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations
Weimer, Markus (U4 Brief 2007:12)

Corruption and doing business in Serbia
Devine, Vera (U4 Brief 2007:11)

Competition and corruption. What can the donor community do?
Søreide, Tina (U4 Brief 2007:8)

Rethinking Governance to Fight Corruption
Unsworth, Sue (U4 Brief 2007:7)

Understanding the Private Side of Corruption: New Kinds of Transparency, New Roles for Donors
Johnston, Michael (U4 Brief 2007:6)

Measuring Private Sector Corruption
Rose-Ackerman, Susan (U4 Brief 2007:5)

Does ‘best practice’ equal ‘best outcome’? - A case study of the private sector working group in Mozambique .pdf
Weimer, Markus (U4 Nov 2008)

SME-programme in Mozambique - Improving legal, political and institutional framework conditions .pdf
A project highlight from the U4 project database.

Anti-Corruption and the Business Sector. The Netherlands' Action Plan . pdf
Ramaekers, Caroline (U4 Oct 2007)
Now also including annexes with background information and 'Guidance for mission staff: working with businesses to prevent bribery'. (Added in February 2008)


Selected resources
 
Private Sector
Private sector projects
Mapping study .pdf
U4 publications
Selected resources

Query the U4 helpdesk about corruption in the private sector

U4 welcomes any feedback on our Private Sector pages

CONTACT

Harald Mathisen
Senior Programme Coordinator (U4) (Head of Training)
harald.mathisen@cmi.no
+47 47938070


RELEVANT PRACTICE INSIGHTS

From Paris to the anti-corruption project: Examining the feasibility of ownership
Devine, Vera, Marijana Trivunovic, Harald Mathisen (U4 Practice Insight 2010:1)

The anatomy of a failed anti corruption project: A case study from Nepal
Manandhar, Narayan (U4 Practice Insight 2009:3)

Commitment, control and interest: A case study in operationalising ownership
Trivunovic, Marijana (U4 Practice Insight 2009:2)

RELEVANT EXPERT ANSWERS

Organised crime and corruption

Hawala remittance system and money laundering

Corruption in fast-growing markets: lessons from Russia and Vietnam

Incentives for the private sector to refrain from corruption

SPOTLIGHT

Combating Corruption:
A Private Sector Approach .pdf
CIPE (2008)

This toolkit introduces important concepts, explains how to address the underlying causes of corruption, and suggests concrete areas in which the private sector can lead governance reform. It includes:

  • Costs and causes of corruption
  • Stages in the fight against corruption
  • Demand-side and supply-side ways to fight corruption
  • Case studies of anti-corruption programs in Bulgaria, Colombia, and Serbia

Business Without Corruption:
An Action Guide .pdf
CIPE / USAID

This guide is meant to give small business owners the tools to resist corruption and, at the same time, survive and grow in an extremely aggressive economic climate.  The guide sets out such fundamentals as what corruption is and why it is a problem, and gives specific advice on how to avoid problems when dealing with bureaucrats as well as how civil society institutions can be used to protect businesspeople. A number of case studies demonstrate how businesspeople have defended themselves against illegal inspections and taken successful collective action against corruption. The guide also includes a “lawyer’s commentary” that outlines a legal framework for businesses to defend their rights.

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