| dc.contributor.author |
Stålgren, Patrik |
|
| dc.date.accessioned |
2009-12-08T15:35:13Z |
|
| dc.date.available |
2009-12-08T15:35:13Z |
|
| dc.date.issued |
2006 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5272 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
"Corruption is increasingly recognised as one of the major challenges facing the water sector. The World Bank estimates that corruption undermines efficiency in the water sector by 20-40%. This scale is significant. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, with its USD 6.7 billion annual price tag to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a 30% leakage is more than USD 20 billion in losses over the next decade. Research published by Transparency International shows that if water utilities in Africa would operate in a corruption-free environment, efficiency would increase by 64%. Put another way, nearly two-thirds of the operating costs for providing water in Africa are due to corruption." |
en_US |
| dc.language |
English |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
corruption |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
water management |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
water resources |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
governance and politics |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
efficiency |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
cost benefit analysis |
en_US |
| dc.title |
Breaking Corruption’s Grip on the Water Sector |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Journal Article |
en_US |
| dc.type.published |
published |
en_US |
| dc.type.methodology |
Statistical |
en_US |
| dc.publisher.workingpaperseries |
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden |
en_US |
| dc.coverage.region |
Africa |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
Social Organization |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
Water Resource & Irrigation |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationjournal |
Stockholm Water Front |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationpages |
12-13 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationmonth |
June |
en_US |