U4 Brief | 2022

E-payments in Vietnam’s forest sector: An effective anti-corruption innovation?

David Aled Williams, Duc Tinh Bui, Xuan Hung Pham, Quoc Khanh Nguyen (2022)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2022:5)
https://www.u4.no/publications/an-effective-anti-corruption-innovation

The introduction of forest sector e-payments has been widely recognized as an interesting innovation in Vietnam, since they seem to enhance efficiency and traceability in benefit distribution for ecosystem services. However, the theoretical additional benefit that these e-payments reduce opportunities for corruption is not easy to demonstrate empirically.

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https://www.u4.no/publications/an-effective-anti-corruption-innovation

David Aled Williams

Principal Adviser (U4) and Senior Researcher (CMI)

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