Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Anti-Corruption, Transparency, and Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Author
Ferreira Rubio, Delia ;
Kaufmann, Daniel ;
Lara Yaffar, Armando ;
Londoño Saldarriaga, Jorge ;
Rose-Ackerman, Susan
Date issued
Nov 2018
Subject
Transparency and Anticorruption
JEL code
O30 - Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights: General;
D73 - Bureaucracy • Administrative Processes in Public Organizations • Corruption;
F55 - International Institutional Arrangements;
D72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior;
O20 - Development Planning and Policy: General;
K20 - Regulation and Business Law: General;
D70 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General;
D78 - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation;
L78 - Government Policy;
D60 - Welfare Economics: General
Category
Monographs
Recent corruption scandals have shown the negative effects that corruption may have in countries around the world, including those of the Latin American and Caribbean region. The Inter-American Development Bank has therefore convened an independent group of experts composed by eight governance and anti-corruption scholars and practitioners to identify innovative and effective approaches to combat corruption in the region. Drawing on the members’ decades of experience, this report analyzes the key features of corruption in the region and proposes an ambitious agenda toward more systemic transformation. The report targets a series of measures aimed at strengthening the rule of law and public institutions, addressing state capture, and helping to meet citizens’ aspirations for sustainable and inclusive development. Hence, the report recommends a multi-layered approach that requires collective action by governments, the private sector, civil society, and international institutions to tackle the roots of corruption and capture through global, regional, and domestic initiatives.
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