Explores the nature and impact of corruption, the conditions under which it is most likely to take hold, and the strategies that can enable aid organizations, both NGO's and those in the state sector, to limit the risk.

Although corruption has always been a quietly recognized aspect of development aid programs, the taboo against openly discussing it is only now being widely overcome. Georg Cremer systematically addresses the subject, exploring the nature and impact of corruption, the conditions under which it is most likely to take hold, and the strategies that can enable aid organizations, both NGO's and those in the state sector, to limit the risk.This is a systematic study of the nature and impact of corruption in development aid programs, the conditions under which it is most likely to take hold, and the strategies that can enable aid organizations to limit the risk.

Corruption in Development Aid: From Taboo to Political Action.
What Is Corruption?
How Useful Is Corruption?
Corruption in Development Projects.
What Does Corruption Cost?
Corruption Control as a Global Responsibility.
Is Corruption Control a Lost Cause?
The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations.
Barriers to Information in Development Work.
The Pressure to Spend "Development Dollars."
Corruption in Project Work: An Analysis of Weakness.
Confronting the Challenges.