Assessing Political Commitment to Fighting Corruption

Heilbrunn, John ; Keefer, Philip

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: POLITICAL CORRUPTION;    POLITICAL COOPERATION;    GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS;    POLITICAL LEADERS;    COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS;   

RP-ID  :  21575

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Rarely discussed 15 years ago, thecommitment of political leaders to reform--that is, theirwillingness to implement and sustain reform--is now widelyaccepted as crucial for aid effectiveness. Nowhere ispolitical commitment more important--and more difficult tosustain--than in implementing reforms to fight corruption.Governments increasingly seek external assistance to meetthis challenge. More than any other public sector reform,reducing corruption may threaten poltical coalitions and agovernment's survival--and threats to politicalsurvival weaken the resolve of even the most committedleaders. This Note describes methods that might be used toobjectively evaluate a government's politicalcommitment to reducing corruption, whether petty, grand or systemic.