Grand Corruption in Utilities

This paper discusses mechanisms of grand corruption in private sector utility provision in developing countries. By the term "grand corruption," the authors abstract from the petty corruption that consumers experience - for example, when firms and individuals pay bribes to get water delivery or an electricity connection. The paper focuses on decisions made at the government level involving private sector management, ownership, and provision of utility services. Corruption at that level may influence the pace and nature of private sector involvement and competition in utilities, as well as the level and form of investments, subsidies, and prices. On the basis of a literature review and interviews with firms and regulating authorities in two countries, Tanzania and the Philippines, this paper discusses the levels and determinants of grand corruption in utilities. The paper concludes by discussing a research program to extend this knowledge through a cross-country survey instrument.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kenny, Charles, Søreide, Tina
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2008-12
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCESS TO CAPITAL, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTI-CORRUPTION, ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, ASSETS, ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION, AUTHORITY, AWARENESS OF CORRUPTION, BANKS, BIASES, BIDDING, BRIBE, BRIBE PAYERS, BRIBERY, BRIBES, BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CABINET, CARTELS, CITIZEN, CITIZENSHIP, CIVIL SERVANTS, CODES, CODES OF CONDUCT, COLLUSION, COMPETITION LAW, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, CONFIDENCE, CONFIDENTIALITY, CONSENSUS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CORRUPT, CORRUPT ACT, CORRUPT ACTS, CORRUPT OFFICIALS, CORRUPTION PERCEPTION, CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDICES, CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS, CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX, CORRUPTION SURVEYS, COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS, CPI, CRIME, CRISES, CRITICAL REVIEW, CRONY, DATA QUALITY, DECISION-MAKERS, DECISION-MAKING, DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, DEMOCRACY, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DISCRETION, ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, ECONOMIC CRIME, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMIC SECURITY, EMINENT DOMAIN, ENTERPRISE SURVEYS, ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, ETHICS, EXPENDITURES, FAIR TRADING, FIGHTING CORRUPTION, FINANCIAL COSTS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL SITUATION, FINES, FISCAL COSTS, FIXED COSTS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, FRAUD, GENDER, GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES, GOVERNANCE FAILURES, GOVERNANCE INDICATORS, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, GOVERNMENT LEVEL, GRAND CORRUPTION, GREATER ACCESS, ILLEGAL CORRUPTION, INCOME, INEQUALITY, INFLUENCE PEDDLING, INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES, INTEGRITY, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTMENT DECISIONS, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, JUSTICE, LAWS, LAWYERS, LEADERSHIP, LEGAL FORMS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL INSTITUTIONS, LOBBYING, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL POLITICIANS, MEASURING CORRUPTION, MEASURING GOVERNANCE, MEDIA, MINISTER, MINISTERS, MONOPOLIES, MONOPOLY, MORAL VALUES, MULTINATIONAL, NATURAL RESOURCES, OPPOSITION PARTIES, PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT, PATRONAGE, PENALTIES, PERSONAL GAIN, PETTY CORRUPTION, POLICE, POLITICAL CORRUPTION, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL INFLUENCE, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICAL PARTY, POLITICAL RISK, POLITICAL SENSITIVITY, POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY, POLITICIANS, POOR GOVERNANCE, POOR PERFORMANCE, PRIME MINISTER, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE OWNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATIZATION, PROCUREMENT, PROFITABILITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROSECUTORS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC LAW, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC UTILITIES, RATES OF RETURN, REGULATORY BODIES, REGULATORY BODY, REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS, REGULATORY INTERVENTION, REGULATORY OVERSIGHT, REPRESENTATIVES, RISK OF CORRUPTION, SANCTIONS, SECRECY, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOVEREIGNTY, STATISTICAL CONFIDENCE, TAX CONCESSIONS, THEFT, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TRANSPARENCY, WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10140656/grand-corruption-utilities https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6326
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