Deterring Corruption and Improving Governance in the Urban Water & Sanitation Sector

Governments typically provide the water and sanitation sector with substantial amounts of public money. Monopoly power, public funds, and discretionary decisions, coupled with poor accountability, breed corruption. The best hope for reducing corruption in the water and sanitation sector is to incentivize water sector officials and managers to be responsive to citizens' demands.

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Main Authors: Halpern, Jonathan, Kenny, Charles, Dickson, Eric, Erhardt, David, Oliver, Chloe
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-01
Subjects:ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING, ANTI-CORRUPTION, ANTICORRUPTION, ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY, ASSETS, AUDITING, AUTHORITY, BRIBE, BRIBES, CAPITAL PROJECTS, CITIZENS, CORRUPTION, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION-MAKERS, DEGREE OF AUTONOMY, DISCLOSURE, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, EXPENDITURE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMPROVING GOVERNANCE, INCOME, KICKBACKS, LEAST COST, MEASURING CORRUPTION, MINISTERS, MONOPOLY, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, PATRONAGE, PENALTIES, PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT, PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR GOVERNANCE, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC WATER, SANCTIONS, SANITATION PROVIDERS, SANITATION SECTOR, SANITATION SERVICES, SECTORAL OUTCOMES, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE STANDARDS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, URBAN WATER, UTILITIES, UTILITY MANAGERS, WATER DEPARTMENT, WATER QUALITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SUPPLY,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10239688/deterring-corruption-improving-governance-urban-water-sanitation-sector
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11737
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