Donors and "zero tolerance for corruption": From principle to practice

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2014
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
First published:
1 January 2014
Authors:
Taxell, N. and de Simone, F.

Abstract

Bilateral donors often use 鈥渮ero tolerance for corruption policies鈥� to signal a tough stance against corruption, but staff often experience a lack of clarity on how to apply these policies in practice. Some multilateral development banks have had long experience in applying zero tolerance to corruption policies. Their experience indicates that the strict application of these policies鈥攖hat is, the full investigation, prosecution, and sanction of all instances of corruption, no matter how minor鈥攊s usually not feasible. Zero tolerance policies should translate not to zero appetite for risk, but rather to adequate risk management processes.

Citation

De Simone, F.; Taxell, N. Donors and "zero tolerance for corruption": From principle to practice. U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, CMI, Bergen, Norway (2014) 4 pp. [U4 Brief 2014:2]

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