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Newspaper Op-Ed | 2016

Beyond 'zero tolerance'

David Aled Williams (2016)
Development Today 28 June 2016
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http://www.cmi.no/news/1714-beyond-zero-tolerance

Some donor interventions, like supporting public financial management, seem to help combat corruption. Others are ineffective. This opinion article discusses why an 'anti-corruption for development' approach needs to go beyond 'mainstreaming anti-corruption' in development cooperation.

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http://www.cmi.no/news/1714-beyond-zero-tolerance

David Aled Williams

Principal Adviser (U4) and Senior Researcher (CMI)
  • aled.williams@cmi.no
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  • Corruption
  • Democracy and Governance
  • Anti-corruption
  • Aid effectiveness
  • Corruption risk assessment
  • Corruption risk management
  • Development policy
  • Foreign policy
  • Economic policy
  • Zero-tolerance policy

Also by this author:

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Corruption and SDG 12: Sustainable Production and Consumption

David Aled Williams

Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals

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David Aled Williams

SAGE Encyclopedia of Environmental Justice

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