02559oam 22004455 450 991081312820332120210412133410.01-4648-1439-210.1596/978-1-4648-1438-9(CKB)4100000009933998(MiAaPQ)EBC6373394(The World Bank)211438(US-djbf)211438(EXLCZ)99410000000993399820020129d2019 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGoing for Broke : Insolvency Tools to Support Cross-Border Asset Recovery in Corruption Cases /Jean-Pierre BrunWashington, D.C. :The World Bank,2019.1 online resource (146 pages)StAR Initiative1-4648-1438-4 The cost of official corruption is high: it degrades public trust, impedes economic development, and undermines the rule of law. Countries around the world are increasingly using asset recovery measures to pursue justice in official corruption cases and restore funds to public use. Successful application of bankruptcy or insolvency law can make or break a corruption case.Going for Broke: Insolvency Tools to Support Cross-Border Asset Recovery in Corruption Cases is intended as a guidebook for asset recovery practitioners for the use of bankruptcy proceedings in their work. It is offered as a complement to our prior texts: Public Wrongs, Private Actions and The Asset Recovery Handbook.Going for Broke offers practical advice to inform insolvency representatives, law enforcement officials, policy makers, and anyone entrusted with recovering their nations' stolen assets about the ways in which insolvency can be effectively be employed-either to complement an existingcivil or criminal asset recovery action or as a standalone procedure for recovery. It may also serve as a quick reference for other practitioners, including auditors, accountants, and others who deal with corruption and asset recovery.World Bank e-Library.ForfeitureHandbooks, manuals, etcPriorities of claims and liensHandbooks, manuals, etcForfeiturePriorities of claims and liens345.02323Brun Jean-Pierre328739Silver MollyDJBFDJBFBOOK9910813128203321Going for Broke4013630UNINA