system; the contractors and the procurement officers on issues such as accountability, transparency, corruption, integrity … and cronyism pertaining to the public procurement system in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach- Interviews were … issues in Malaysia. The interview data were then transcribed and grouped according to six main themes; transparency …

In many auctions, the auctioneer is an agent of the seller. This delegation invites corruption. In this paper we … propose a model of corruption, examine how corruption affects the auction game, how the anticipation of corruption affects … that may prevent corruption, and compare them to the fee schedules employed by major auction houses. …

-conformance with procedures, poor bid design and evaluation, weak capacity to implement procurement procedures, and corruption. It also … study then offers recommendations to improve the PhilGEPS, minimize corruption, improve procurement capacity, and address … rigging, red flags of corruption, and procurement of scientific, scholarly, or artistic work. …

We study how policies limiting the spending capacity of local governments may reduce corruption. We exploit the … both recorded corruption rates and corruption charges per euro spent. This effect emerges only in areas in which the DSP … put a binding cap on municipal capital expenditures. The reduction in corruption is linked to accountability incentives as …