Anti-corruption conventions: A new fight
by Craig Fagan on 4:47 pm on Thursday, 5. November 2009 | No Comments
The anti-corruption movement and its partners are readying for their next battle in the fight against abuses and the disregard for transparency, integrity and accountability.
Yet the location is not in a boardroom or in parliament, but in a convention centre in Doha, Qatar. Here, representatives from governments and civil society will be convening discussions — [...]
Cartelisation: blue collar corruption
by admin on 9:00 am on Thursday, 24. September 2009 | 3 Comments
The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Transparency International.
“Our competitors are our friends, our customers are the enemy” is an actual statement made by an executive of Archer Daniel Midland, in the famous case of the lysine (a feed additive) cartel, [...]
2009 Global Corruption Report: Corruption and the Private Sector
by Georg Neumann on 4:20 pm on Wednesday, 23. September 2009 | 8 Comments
When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, a 6-year old girl said she wanted to be a corrupt official, because they have so many things. After recovering from the shock of the little girl’s answer, the next question that arises is: how is it that these officials can accumulate so many [...]
What is ‘lobbying’ and its link to corruption?
by Craig Fagan on 9:59 am on Monday, 14. September 2009 | 2 Comments
Back-corridor negotiation on proposed legislation is a practice that runs from Brasília to Washington, Bruxelles to ar-Rabāṭ. However, the relationships between policy-makers and interest groups walk a fine ethical line that separates participatory democracy from state capture.
Striking legislative deals are generally considered to be just one part of broader lobbying efforts undertaken by groups advocating [...]
What is a ‘conflict of interest’?
by Craig Fagan on 8:08 pm on Monday, 27. July 2009 | 3 Comments
The financial crisis is awash in so many specialised terms that their sheer number seems to rival the amount of bail-out money being doled out to shore up the faltering economy.
One word that is constantly being bounced around, from the Bundestag to the White House, from Wall Street to High Street, is ‘conflict of interest’. [...]
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