This book presents an extensive study on the extant constructs of corruption in infrastructure-related projects and aims to contribute to the determination and elimination of its incidence and prevalence in infrastructure projects. The book conducts a comprehensive examination of the various determining factors of corruption that negatively affect the procurement process and, in the end, result in cost and time overruns. The authors present an in-depth understanding of how the identified determining factors of corruption can be addressed. Thus, it is intended to broaden the reader's knowledge of the causes, risk indicators, and different forms of corrupt practices in the procurement process of infrastructure works, before explaining how they affect its stages and activities A dynamic model is developed to demonstrate how to tackle the overall impact of corruption within the procurement process and, at the same time, increase the effectiveness of the extant anti-corruption measures. In short, this book demonstrates that the fight against corruption in the procurement process is strategically feasible and must continue. This book is essential reading for academics, researchers, professionals and stakeholders in the procurement of infrastructure projects and civil works, as well as those with an interest in corruption, construction management and construction project management.

Public–Private Partnerships (PPP or 3Ps) allow the public sector to seek alternative funding and expertise from the private sector during procurement processes. Such partnerships, if executed with due diligence, often benefit the public immensely. Unfortunately, Public–Private Partnerships can be vulnerable to corruption. This book looks at what measures we can put in place to check corruption during procurement and what good governance strategies the public sector can adopt to improve the performance of 3Ps. The book applies mathematical models to analyze 3Ps. It uses game theory to study the interaction and dynamics between the stakeholders and suggests strategies to reduce corruption risks in various 3Ps stages. The authors explain through game theory-based simulation how governments can adopt a evaluating process at the start of each procurement to weed out undesirable private partners and why the government should take a more proactive approach. Using a methodological framework rooted in mathematical models to illustrate how we can combat institutional corruption, this book is a helpful reference for anyone interested in public policymaking and public infrastructure management.

Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Economics - International Economic Relations, grade: 1,0, Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: Corruption erodes the functioning of a state's essential organs, meaning its political, economic and social structures, and causes its norms and values to deteriorate, but more severely, it ultimately weakens the heart of good governance - the most feared enemy of corruption. Weakened by this disease, the state, however powerful its systems, becomes more vulnerable and exposed to a great variety of risk factors while the malicious disease increasingly thrives, spreading through the organism and capturing the state, trapping it in a vicious circle. There is no country that is immune to this disease. Whether on the local, national or international stage, corruption wreaks its destructive work at all political, economic and social levels. Public procurement embodies a large, if not the largest part of national economies. Every year, trillions of dollars are deployed for the acquisition of goods, services and works, ranging from those intended to serve basic needs such as education or public health services to those destined for giant infrastructure projects; the latters', large budgets make them tempting targets for corruption, which is often shielded behind the complicated and opaque procurement process. This results in wasteful spending, transforming public procurement, a powerful instrument for the promotion of prosperous economic development, into a harmful growth inhibitor. Public procurement belongs to the group of government activities that are worst affected by corruption. Corruption, seen as a key governance challenge, puts a detrimental strain on the functioning of a sound public procurement system. A public procurement system affected by corruption suffers from a wide range of symptoms; for instance, the quality of public projects may be reduced and public funds may be diverte

A ground-breaking report that throws new light on the shadowy mechanisms and patterns of bribery in public procurement, and offers insider expertise that governments and international organisations can use to improve their anti-corruption policies.

The Routledge Handbook of Public Procurement Corruption showcases the most innovative and exciting research being conducted in this important area of study, providing a comprehensive go-to reference for all who are interested in the topic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the global race for health and ancillary goods amid global supply chain disruptions demonstrated that, when tested, all countries are incredibly vulnerable to fraud and corruption in public procurement, irrespective of their level of development. Yet despite the widespread nature of the problem, there remains a lack of in-depth, analytical, and cross-country investigations into public procurement corruption. This book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, geographically balanced treatise on corruption in public procurement. It combines country-specific studies to allow readers to easily compare differing perspectives and approaches and overarching thematic chapters to reflect on new and cutting-edge issues in procurement and their implications for procurement corruption. Key sectors such as healthcare and infrastructure are considered, as well as the role of new technologies, in both combatting and enabling procurement corruption. This Handbook provides academics, practitioners, and graduate researchers of public administration, law, and anti-corruption with all of the tools they need to understand the nuances of public procurement corruption around the world.