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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450457903321

Autore

Anderson James H (James Horton), <1964->

Titolo

Anticorruption in transition 3 [[electronic resource] ] : who is succeeding ... and why? / / James H. Anderson, Cheryl W. Grey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006

ISBN

1-280-53133-9

9786610531332

0-8213-6693-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrayCheryl Williamson <1954->

Disciplina

364.1323

Soggetti

Political corruption - Europe, Eastern

Political corruption - Former Soviet republics

Privatization - Corrupt practices - Europe, Eastern

Privatization - Corrupt practices - Former Soviet republics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; Figures; 1 Introduction; Boxes; 2 Patterns of Corruption, 2002-2005; 3 What Influences the Extent of Corruption?; 4 Policies and Corruption Outcomes; 5 Closing Thoughts; Methodological Annex; Tables; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

This is the third in a series of World Bank studies that examines patterns and trends in corruption in business-government interactions in the transition countries of Europe and Central Asia. The message of this series is positive: Corruption has fallen since 2000 in many transition countries in the region. Firms are paying bribes less frequently and in smaller amounts (as a share of reveneues) than in the past, and they see corruption as less of a problem for business. Reforms have accelerated in the past decade. Many countries are cutting red tape, simplifying taxes, and strengthening audits