The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector
In recent years the fight against corruption has assumed a key place in development policy, as a way of strengthening economic growth and helping civil society and democracy to function. Corruption not only stifles growth. It also perpetuates or de...
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okr-10986-114372021-04-23T14:02:55Z The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector Lovei, Laszlo McKechnie, Alastair ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL CONSUMPTION AGRICULTURAL ELECTRICITY ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED RATES AUDITS AUTHORITY CAPTIVE INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS CIVIL SOCIETY COAL COAL INDUSTRY COAL MINING COAL PRODUCTION COAL SECTOR COAL SUBSIDIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPT UTILITIES CORRUPT WORKERS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION IN ENERGY COSTS OF CORRUPTION CRUDE OIL DEBT DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES DISTRICT HEATING DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS ELECTRICITY COMPANY ELECTRICITY COMPANY OFFICIALS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY THEFT EMPLOYMENT ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY PURCHASE ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENTITLEMENTS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL VIABILITY FISCAL FUEL GAS GAS COMPANY GAS IMPORTS GAS SUPPLY GAS SYSTEMS GAS TRADER GAS TRANSMISSION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GRAND CORRUPTION IDEOLOGIES ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS INCOME INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS JUDICIARY LABOR UNIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MASS MEDIA METER READER METER READERS METER READING MINES MONOPOLIES OIL OIL PIPELINE OIL SECTOR PETTY CORRUPTION PIPELINE OPERATOR POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS PORT AUTHORITIES POWER REFORMS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR EMPLOYEES POWER STATIONS PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIME MINISTER PRODUCERS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RURAL COOPERATIVES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SECTOR SIDE PAYMENTS SOCIAL PROGRAMS STATE BUDGETS TELEVISION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT PROCEDURES UNEMPLOYMENT UTILITIES UTILITY EMPLOYEES UTILITY REVENUES UTILITY SECTOR VESTED INTERESTS WHOLESALE GAS MARKET CORRUPTION POOR PEOPLE ENERGY SECTOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH CIVIL SOCIETY DEMOCRACY INEQUALITY WEALTH OIL GAS ELECTRICITY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS NETWORK ACCESS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK In recent years the fight against corruption has assumed a key place in development policy, as a way of strengthening economic growth and helping civil society and democracy to function. Corruption not only stifles growth. It also perpetuates or deepens inequality, as the few amass power and wealth at the expense of the many. The energy sector lends itself to corrupt practices. This is a result both of its traditional institutional arrangements-dominated by state monopolies controlling oil, gas, or electricity-and of the sheer amount of cash it can generate. Corruption in energy takes many forms, from petty corruption in meter reading and billing to grand corruption in the allocation of lucrative monopolies. These practices differ in scale but contribute to the same results-weak operational and financial performance and, for the poor in particular, declining service quality or reduced chances of ever accessing network services. The answer to corruption is continuing reform, to reduce the incentive and potential to capture monopoly rents and to increase the transparency of public and private transactions, regulatory structures, and decision-making processes. 2012-08-13T15:04:07Z 2012-08-13T15:04:07Z 2000-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/04/2529961/costs-corruption-poor-energy-sector Viewpoint. -- Note no. 207 (April 2000) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11437 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL CONSUMPTION AGRICULTURAL ELECTRICITY ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED RATES AUDITS AUTHORITY CAPTIVE INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS CIVIL SOCIETY COAL COAL INDUSTRY COAL MINING COAL PRODUCTION COAL SECTOR COAL SUBSIDIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPT UTILITIES CORRUPT WORKERS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION IN ENERGY COSTS OF CORRUPTION CRUDE OIL DEBT DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES DISTRICT HEATING DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS ELECTRICITY COMPANY ELECTRICITY COMPANY OFFICIALS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY THEFT EMPLOYMENT ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY PURCHASE ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENTITLEMENTS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL VIABILITY FISCAL FUEL GAS GAS COMPANY GAS IMPORTS GAS SUPPLY GAS SYSTEMS GAS TRADER GAS TRANSMISSION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GRAND CORRUPTION IDEOLOGIES ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS INCOME INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS JUDICIARY LABOR UNIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MASS MEDIA METER READER METER READERS METER READING MINES MONOPOLIES OIL OIL PIPELINE OIL SECTOR PETTY CORRUPTION PIPELINE OPERATOR POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS PORT AUTHORITIES POWER REFORMS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR EMPLOYEES POWER STATIONS PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIME MINISTER PRODUCERS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RURAL COOPERATIVES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SECTOR SIDE PAYMENTS SOCIAL PROGRAMS STATE BUDGETS TELEVISION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT PROCEDURES UNEMPLOYMENT UTILITIES UTILITY EMPLOYEES UTILITY REVENUES UTILITY SECTOR VESTED INTERESTS WHOLESALE GAS MARKET CORRUPTION POOR PEOPLE ENERGY SECTOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH CIVIL SOCIETY DEMOCRACY INEQUALITY WEALTH OIL GAS ELECTRICITY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS NETWORK ACCESS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL CONSUMPTION AGRICULTURAL ELECTRICITY ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED RATES AUDITS AUTHORITY CAPTIVE INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS CIVIL SOCIETY COAL COAL INDUSTRY COAL MINING COAL PRODUCTION COAL SECTOR COAL SUBSIDIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPT UTILITIES CORRUPT WORKERS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION IN ENERGY COSTS OF CORRUPTION CRUDE OIL DEBT DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES DISTRICT HEATING DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS ELECTRICITY COMPANY ELECTRICITY COMPANY OFFICIALS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY THEFT EMPLOYMENT ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY PURCHASE ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENTITLEMENTS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL VIABILITY FISCAL FUEL GAS GAS COMPANY GAS IMPORTS GAS SUPPLY GAS SYSTEMS GAS TRADER GAS TRANSMISSION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GRAND CORRUPTION IDEOLOGIES ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS INCOME INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS JUDICIARY LABOR UNIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MASS MEDIA METER READER METER READERS METER READING MINES MONOPOLIES OIL OIL PIPELINE OIL SECTOR PETTY CORRUPTION PIPELINE OPERATOR POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS PORT AUTHORITIES POWER REFORMS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR EMPLOYEES POWER STATIONS PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIME MINISTER PRODUCERS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RURAL COOPERATIVES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SECTOR SIDE PAYMENTS SOCIAL PROGRAMS STATE BUDGETS TELEVISION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT PROCEDURES UNEMPLOYMENT UTILITIES UTILITY EMPLOYEES UTILITY REVENUES UTILITY SECTOR VESTED INTERESTS WHOLESALE GAS MARKET CORRUPTION POOR PEOPLE ENERGY SECTOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH CIVIL SOCIETY DEMOCRACY INEQUALITY WEALTH OIL GAS ELECTRICITY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS NETWORK ACCESS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK Lovei, Laszlo McKechnie, Alastair The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector |
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In recent years the fight against
corruption has assumed a key place in development policy, as
a way of strengthening economic growth and helping civil
society and democracy to function. Corruption not only
stifles growth. It also perpetuates or deepens inequality,
as the few amass power and wealth at the expense of the
many. The energy sector lends itself to corrupt practices.
This is a result both of its traditional institutional
arrangements-dominated by state monopolies controlling oil,
gas, or electricity-and of the sheer amount of cash it can
generate. Corruption in energy takes many forms, from petty
corruption in meter reading and billing to grand corruption
in the allocation of lucrative monopolies. These practices
differ in scale but contribute to the same results-weak
operational and financial performance and, for the poor in
particular, declining service quality or reduced chances of
ever accessing network services. The answer to corruption is
continuing reform, to reduce the incentive and potential to
capture monopoly rents and to increase the transparency of
public and private transactions, regulatory structures, and
decision-making processes. |
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Lovei, Laszlo McKechnie, Alastair |
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Lovei, Laszlo McKechnie, Alastair |
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Lovei, Laszlo |
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The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector |
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The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector |
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The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector |
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The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector |
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The Costs of Corruption for the Poor—The Energy Sector |
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costs of corruption for the poor—the energy sector |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/04/2529961/costs-corruption-poor-energy-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11437 |
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