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Reducing bribery for public services delivered to citizens

The literature on corruption tends to focus on grand corruption for contracts and licenses worth large sums of money. However, 1.6 billion people annually have to pay a petty bribe to get public services. In developing countries, such bribes reduce the effectiveness of donor aid intended to reduce poverty. Actions like replacing corrupt officials with computers, promoting more open government, and offering citizens a choice between institutions delivering a service can help reduce bribery in service delivery.

30 October 2015
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Reducing bribery for public services delivered to citizens

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Rose, R. (2015) Reducing bribery for public services delivered to citizens. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2015:11) 4 p

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Richard Rose

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