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Developing Systems to Combat Corruption
Posted by David Fellows[1] Introducing the concept of “objective data” In March 2018, we republished a short note on the use of objective data to combat corruption [2]. The piece highlighted statistical techniques being used in western countries to identify corruption by correlating unorthodox procurement practices with aberrant supplier behaviour established from factually based ‘objective’ administrative…
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Forthcoming blog: Developing Systems to Combat Corruption
In a March 2018 blog PFMConnect co-principal David Fellows discussed the deficiencies surrounding corruption perception indices and outlined how objective data analysis could offer a clearer insight into the systemic nature of corrupt behaviour, thus providing a more precise indication of the corrupt parts of an administration, the number of external parties that are engaged…
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How Useful are Perception Indices of Corruption to Developing Countries?
Posted by David Fellows[1] The value and limitations of perception indices There are numerous corruption perception indices. They provide an outsider’s impression of the prevalence of corruption across the various branches of government. Some indices focus on issues of bribery, others are more general in scope. Some indices aim to engage with the general public,…
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Videos addressing good public financial management
We have commenced the publishing of videos about aspects of our work associated with supporting good public financial management. We list below the videos available to-date: Small island developing states need improvements in their digital communication infrastructure to help them recover from COVID-19. We have set out four collaboration approaches for SIDS and their stakeholders to consider actioning in…
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Public financial management weaknesses can lead to corruption
Mauritania’s experience Global corruption trends Two recent reports on Global corruption trends highlight a number of states facing serious challenges and our analysis indicates some interesting links between corruption and standards of public financial management. Transparency International’s recently released 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index for 2016 indicates that Mauritania’s ranking deteriorated noticeably in 2016 compared to…
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Postscript to Combating corruption and public financial management
A brief comment The 12 May 2016 London Anti-Corruption summit communique available here sets out an extensive list of proposals and recommendations for addressing international corruption. The proposed actions for addressing corruption in the public sector include many of the recommended actions set out in our “Corruption and public financial management” presentation and our “International Development…
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Combating corruption and public financial management
Introduction Corruption has a highly damaging effect on many developing countries. In this presentation, we define corruption, provide examples of public sector corruption and examine its effects (and the costs). We look at the relationship between public financial management (PFM) and corruption and present actions to combat corruption. We also discuss the role of development…
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International Development and the Challenge of Public Sector Corruption
By David Fellows, John Leonardo and Cornelia Körtl[1] Revelations in the Panama Papers released earlier this month have focused international attention on the hidden financial structures that facilitate the transfer of assets obtained through both legal and criminal means to offshore tax havens. In a recent report, the research organization Global Financial Integrity suggests that…
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Corruption Correlations
Corruption Correlations Our blog “International Development and the Challenge of Public Sector Corruption” discusses the results of our examination of correlations for the control of corruption and government effectiveness and public financial management (PFM) performance. Corruption and Government Effectiveness Correlations were calculated for the relationships between the control of corruption (capturing perceptions of the extent…
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Trend in Papua New Guinea’s public financial management
SlideShare presentation We have prepared a SlideShare presentation that discusses the desperate state of Papua New Guinea’s public financial management (PFM). The presentation highlights a deteriorating trend in the country’s PFM over recent years and its very poor recent performance compared with most other countries based on Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment methodology.…