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Removing Impediments to Sustainable Economic Development : The Case of CorruptionThis paper examines causes and consequences of corruption within the process of economic development. It starts by reviewing some of the factors that, over the past couple of decades, have transformed corruption from a subject on the sidelines of economic research to a central preoccupation of policy makers and donors in many countries. Drawing on a vast treasure trove of experiences and insights accumulated during the postwar period and reflected in a growing body of academic research, the paper analyzes many of the institutional mechanisms that sustain corruption and the impact of corruption on development. This paper argues that many forms of corruption stem from the distributional attributes of the state in its role as the economy's central agent of resource allocation. What is the impact of corruption on public finances and on the characteristics and performance of the private sector? What distortions does corruption introduce in the allocation of resources and in the relationships among economic agents in the marketplace? The paper also addresses the question of what can be done about corruption and discusses the role of economic policies in developing the right sorts of incentives and institutions to reduce the incidence of corruption. Particular attention is paid to business regulation, subsidies, the budget process, international conventions, and the role of new technologies. The paper concludes with some thoughts on the moral dimensions of corruption.
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Asset Recovery Handbook : A Guide
 for PractitionersThe handbook is organized into nine
 chapters, a glossary, and ten appendixes of additional
 resources. Chapter one provides a general overview of the
 asset recovery process and legal avenues for recovery, along
 with practical case examples. Chapter two presents a host of
 strategic considerations for developing and managing an
 asset recovery case, including gathering initial sources of
 facts and information, assembling a team, and establishing a
 relationship with foreign counterparts for international
 cooperation. Chapter three introduces the techniques that
 practitioners may use to trace assets and analyze financial
 data, as well as to secure reliable and admissible evidence
 for asset confiscation cases. The provisional measures and
 planning necessary to secure the assets prior to
 confiscation are discussed in chapter four; and chapter five
 introduces some of the management issues that practitioners
 will need to consider during this phase. Confiscation
 systems are the focus of chapter six, including a review of
 the different systems and how they operate and the
 procedural enhancements that are available in some
 jurisdictions. On the issue of international cooperation,
 chapter seven reviews the various methods available,
 including informal assistance and mutual legal assistance
 requests; and guides practitioners through the entire
 process. Finally, chapters eight and nine discuss two
 additional avenues for asset recovery-respectively, civil
 proceedings and domestic confiscation proceedings undertaken
 in foreign jurisdictions.
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Asset Recovery Handbook : A Guide for PractitionersThe handbook is organized into nine chapters, a glossary, and ten appendixes of additional resources. Chapter one provides a general overview of the asset recovery process and legal avenues for recovery, along with practical case examples. Chapter two presents a host of strategic considerations for developing and managing an asset recovery case, including gathering initial sources of facts and information, assembling a team, and establishing a relationship with foreign counterparts for international cooperation. Chapter three introduces the techniques that practitioners may use to trace assets and analyze financial data, as well as to secure reliable and admissible evidence for asset confiscation cases. The provisional measures and planning necessary to secure the assets prior to confiscation are discussed in chapter four; and chapter five introduces some of the management issues that practitioners will need to consider during this phase. Confiscation systems are the focus of chapter six, including a review of the different systems and how they operate and the procedural enhancements that are available in some jurisdictions. On the issue of international cooperation, chapter seven reviews the various methods available, including informal assistance and mutual legal assistance requests; and guides practitioners through the entire process. Finally, chapters eight and nine discuss two additional avenues for asset recovery-respectively, civil proceedings and domestic confiscation proceedings undertaken in foreign jurisdictions.