Today, corruption has moved to the top of the global political agenda as its dramatic impact on economic development … whole arsenal of legal instruments to combat corruption has now been developed to improve ethical standards in the public … papers provides the key elements needed to build and preserve corruption-free institutions, systems, and private enterprises. …

Why has the OECD, along with other members of the international community, mobilised to fight corruption? The answer is … simple: corruption respects no borders, knows no economic distinctions and infects all forms of government. In the long run …, no country can afford the social, political or economic costs that corruption entails. Not so long ago, bribing public …