Fighting Corruption through Collective Action Summary:
Publisher: The World Bank Group | ISBN: N/A | edition 2008 | PDF | 90 pages | 2,5 mb
and ethical challenges posed by corruption as they do business around the world. Information in this Guide is intended for use by business but should also be of interest to governments and other organizations concerned about reducing corruption.
Major advances are occurring in both the law and internal corporate practice to prevent corruption in business. Specifically, international conventions, new national laws, increased enforcement of existing laws, and voluntary initiatives against corruption all contribute to growing global support for anticorruption measures.
Although most attention has focused on government enforcement and steps taken by individual companies to improve their internal systems and controls, important developments also are occurring in a third area commonly referred to as “Collective Action.”