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Integrity Systems

Bwindi National Park Uganda

Can positive public recognition lead to good governance?

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International deal-making, beliefs, and local social norms

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Civil service reform and anti-corruption: Does ethics training reduce corruption in the civil service?

Different medicines and pills on pharmacy table

Detecting and deterring medication theft: A field study in health clinics in Malawi

Project focus group in Tanzania

Addressing bribery in the Tanzanian health sector: A behavioural approach

networked groups and individuals

Harnessing informality: Designing anti-corruption network interventions and strategic use of legal instruments

Headlines of scandals from Nigeria, Tanzania, and

Fighting high-level corruption in Africa: Learning from effective law enforcement

Cities of Integrity image of hand with marionette strings above city skyscrapers

Cities of integrity: Urban planning and corruption in Africa

International Architecture

Building on Phase 1 findings, this project digs deeper into the impact of changes in sociopolitical contexts by focusing on recipient-country regulatory frameworks and their interactions with donor regulations.

Using the Red Flags tool to curb corruption in procurement

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International deal-making, beliefs, and local social norms

Anti-money lanudering typewritten on paper on desk with spreadsheets glasses pens amount circled in red

Testing and evidencing compliance with beneficial ownership checks

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Hiding the beneficial owner and the proceeds of corruption

Digital economy and currency trading

Does transparency bring cleanliness? Offshore financial secrecy reform and corruption control

tender boxes with red flags

Curbing corruption in procurement using ‘red flags’ risk indicators

Subnational & Sectoral

This project explored what works in reducing corruption by developing case studies and cross-cutting analysis in three key areas: land administration, national anti-corruption strategies, and commodity certification systems, to support policy learning and innovation ODA-eligible countries.

Corruption prevention: Strategic challenges, tactical solutions

The role of parliaments in curbing corruption at the country level

The role of parliaments in curbing corruption at the country level

Civil service reform and anti-corruption in developing countries: Tools and evidence from eight countries in four developing regions

Civil service reform and anti-corruption in developing countries: Tools and evidence from eight countries in four developing regions

Accountability through practical norms: Civil service reform in Africa from below

Accountability through practical norms: Civil service reform in Africa from below

Informal governance and corruption: Transcending the principal-agent and collective action paradigms

Informal governance and corruption: Transcending the principal-agent and collective action paradigms

Resisting state capture from the grassroots: Civil society efforts and public perceptions

Resisting state capture from the grassroots: Civil society efforts and public perceptions

gavel and paperwork on t a desk

Gatekeepers, enablers or technicians: The contested interpretation of lawyers as facilitators of kleptocracy and grand corruption

government building

Building resilience to state capture

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