corruption and presentsrecent evidence on the extent to which corruption affects investment,economic growth, and government … expenditure choices. The evidence presented here suggests that corruption may have considerable adverseeffects on economic growth …

Drawing on recent examples of corruption in the Baltics and former Soviet Union, this pamphlet analyzes the links … between governance and corruption, and emphasizes the high economic cost that corruption exacts. The pamphlet outlines how the … IMF is working with the countries of the former Soviet Union to curb corruption, and put in place the regulatory and legal …