Putting the Power of Transparency in Context: Information's Role in Reducing Corruption in Uganda's Education Sector - Working Paper 136
Resource type
Journal Article
Author/contributor
- Hubbard, Paul (Author)
Title
Putting the Power of Transparency in Context: Information's Role in Reducing Corruption in Uganda's Education Sector - Working Paper 136
Abstract
One story popular in development circles tells how Uganda slashed corruption simply by publicly disclosing the amount of monthly grants to schools--thus making it harder for officials to siphon off money for their own enrichment. This working paper finds that while the percentage of funds being diverted did indeed drop, the real value of funds diverted only fell by a modest 12 percent over six years. And the information campaign was no panacea; other policies and reforms also contributed to the improvement.
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Publication
Center for Global Development | Ideas to Action
Date
2007
Language
en
Short Title
Putting the Power of Transparency in Context
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Citation
Hubbard, P. (2007). Putting the Power of Transparency in Context: Information’s Role in Reducing Corruption in Uganda’s Education Sector - Working Paper 136. Center for Global Development | Ideas to Action. https://www.cgdev.org/publication/putting-power-transparency-context-informations-role-reducing-corruption-ugandas
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