Output-Based Aid in Infrastructure : A Tool for Reducing the Impact of Corruption

This note stress that it is important to reduce the financial cost of corruption by limiting bribe payments. But even more important is to ensure that corruption does not reduce the quantity and quality of infrastructure provision. Output-based aid...

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Main Authors:	Mumssen, Yogita, Kenny, Charles
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY AFFORDABILITY AUDITORS BASIC SERVICES BENEFICIARIES BIDDING BRIBE CIVIL SOCIETY COLLUSION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CORRUPT CORRUPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRETION ENTRY POINT EXCLUSION EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL MONITORING FINANCES FINANCIAL COST GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING HOMES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS INCUMBENT PROVIDERS INDEPENDENT MONITORING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEREST RATES KICKBACK LAWS LOAN MALFEASANCE MONOPOLY MONOPOLY PROVIDER OUTPUT OUTPUTS PRICE FIXING PROCUREMENT PROFITABILITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC SUBSIDY RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN REGULATOR RENTS RURAL COMMUNITIES TARGETING THEFT TRANSPARENCY USER FEES WHITE ELEPHANT WHITE ELEPHANT PROJECTS WHITE ELEPHANTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8317598/output-based-aid-infrastructure-tool-reducing-impact-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11029

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Summary:	This note stress that it is important to reduce the financial cost of corruption by limiting bribe payments. But even more important is to ensure that corruption does not reduce the quantity and quality of infrastructure provision. Output-based aid (OBA) is a tool that can help achieve these goals. While output-based aid can do much to help reduce the development impact of corruption, further gains may require tackling some remaining challenges.

Output-Based Aid in Infrastructure : A Tool for Reducing the Impact of Corruption

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