Does Greater AccountabilityImprove the Quality of Delivery of Public Services? Evidencefrom Uganda

Deininger, Klaus ; Mpuga, Paul

World Bank, Washington, D.C.

关键词: ACCOUNTABILITY;    ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS;    ANTI- CORRUPTION;    ANTI-CORRUPTION;    AUTHORITY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-3277
RP-ID  :  WPS3277

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

While the importance of corruption as apossible impediment to foreign investment in aninternational context is now well realized, it is not clearto what extent corruption affects, either directly throughbribe-taking or indirectly through inadequate quality ofpublic services, the level of economic activity by domesticentrepreneurs. Using a large survey from Uganda, the authorsshow that domestic and foreign entrepreneurs, governmentofficials, and households are unanimous in highlighting thepervasiveness and importance of corruption. Efforts toestablish institutions to deal with corrupt practices havenot been matched by public education on the properprocedures. The fact that such lack of knowledge onprocedures to report corruption increases households'risk of being subject to bribery and significantly reducesthe quality of public service delivery leads the authors toconclude that improved accountability will be important toreduce the incidence of corruption and improve delivery ofpublic services.