Cremer, Georg.

Corruption & development aid : confronting the challenges / Georg Cremer ; translated by Elisabeth Scèuth. - Boulder, Colo. : London : Lynne Rienner ; Eurospan [distributor], 2008. - xiv, 169 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Corruption in development aid : from taboo to political action -- What is corruption? -- How useful is corruption? -- Corruption in development projects -- What does corruption cost? -- Corruption control as a global responsibility -- Is corruption control a lost cause? -- The role of nongovernmental organizations -- Barriers to information in development work -- The pressure to spend "development dollars" -- Corruption in project work : an analysis of weakness -- Confronting the challenges.


Translated from the German.


Political corruption--Developing countries
La corrupción política--Desarrollo de países.

JF 1525 / C915c 2008

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