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The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Look before you leap - notes for corruption fighters (pdf 76kb)

Although donor support for strengthening governance is not new, interventions openly targeted to corruption are recent. Donors are still learning how best to provide support in this area.

Corruption fighters face the challenge of tackling its deep political and social roots, as well as certainty that anti-corruption efforts will irritate if not threaten many powerful local stakeholders.

This policy brief gives a practical framework for designing anti-corruption initiatives in the public sector in developing countries. It suggests that a direct approach to fighting corruption may not always be the best or the only option.

 

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