Global Corruption Report 2009: Corruption and the Private Sector

The private sector plays a pivotal role in fighting corruption worldwide. Transparency International's Global Corruption Report 2009 documents in unique detail the many corruption risks for businesses, ranging from small entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa to multinationals from Europe and North America. More than 75 experts examine the scale, scope and devastating consequences of a wide range of corruption issues, including bribery and policy capture, corporate fraud, cartels, corruption in supply chains and transnational transactions, emerging challenges for carbon trading markets, sovereign wealth funds and growing economic centres, such as Brazil, China and India. The Report also discusses the most promising tools to tackle corruption in business, identifies pressing areas for reform and outlines how companies, governments, investors, consumers and other stakeholders can contribute to raising corporate integrity and meeting the challenges that corruption poses to sustainable economic growth and development.

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Global Corruption Report 2009: Corruption and the Private Sector
Cover
Summary
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Illustrations
Contributors
Preface
Foreword 1 Tackling corruption in business: prof table and feasible
Foreword 2 The role of the private sector in f ghting corruption: essential for meeting local and global governance challenges
Acknowledgements
Executive summary
Part 1 Corruption and the private sector
1 Introducing corruption and the private sector
2 Understanding the dynamics: examining the different types of business corruption
3 The international dimension: corruption in a globalising and diverse economy
4 Tackling corruption effectively: from corporate commitment to accountability
5 Towards a comprehensive business integrity system: checks and balances in the business environment
Part 2 Country reports
6 Country perspectives on corruption and the private sector
6.1 Africa and the Middle East
6.2 Americas
6.3 Asia and the Pacif c
6.4 Europe and Central Asia
Part 3 Research
Introduction
7 Macro-perspective and micro-insights into the scale of corruption: focus on business
8 Strengthening corporate integrity: empirical studies of disclosure, rule diffusion and enforcement
Index