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The Anti-Corruption Plain Language Guide
Transparency International
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"Corruption and its effects are a global dilemma. From small bribes paid to police officers in Bangladesh to the holding of stolen assets by banks, the impacts from these abuses on states and citizens are the same: the undermining of the rule of law, the violation of rights, opaque institutions, lost public resources and weakened national integrity. To effectively address these problems, anti-corruption solutions need to be pursued through coordinated and deliberate action by international, national and local partners that use the same language and agree on its meaning. In response, TI has developed the first “Anti-Corruption Plain Language Guide”. The Plain Language Guide offers a set of standardised, easy-to-understand definitions, providing readers with concrete examples in practice of how TI approaches these issues. Relevant links are also provided for further background information or research. The aim of the guide is to provide clarity on the terms that the anti-corruption movement uses most in its daily work as well as those associated with new and emerging issues. The terms in this guide have been selected given their wide use in diverse forums and across the public and private sectors. Each term is intended to stimulate a dialogue — within academia, by the business community, among governments and parliamentarians, by NGOs and the media, and in international development circles — on how to address corruption. The experiences of TI chapters in over 90 countries have formed the basis for this guide, the terms selected and the definitions used. The guide is the result of the collaborative efforts of a number of Transparency International chapters across different regions. It reflects the extensive consultations that they held with local stakeholders to devise a short list of terms and definitions that can be understood across different cultures, languages and contexts. Many of these terms are in continual evolution as the anti-corruption movement works to better understand what is ‘governance’, ‘civil society’ or even ‘corruption’. The guide serves as a platform for continuing this discussion as the movement evolves, grows and continues to learn. It is a living document that will be debated, expanded and updated.", Introduction.
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2009-07
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