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Anti-Corruption Plain Language Guide

TI has developed the first “Anti-Corruption Plain Language Guide”. The guide provides standardised, easy-to-understand definitions for 45 key terms commonly used by the anti-corruption movement – from ‘access to information’ to ‘whistle blowing’. Each term includes a practical example of how TI approaches these issues and helpful links for further research.

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Corrupt schools, corrupt universities: what can be done?

This book presents the conclusions of the research carried out by International Institute for Educational Planning in the field of ethics and corruption in education. It aims at sensitising decision makers, educational planners and managers to the importance of combating corruption in education; at providing them with key tools to detect and assess corruption problems; and at guiding them in the formulation of adequate strategies to curb malpractice.

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Corruption Fighters Toolkit Special Edition 2004 - Teaching Integrity to Youth in 11 Countries

This edition of the toolkit is dedicated to youth anti-corruption education. It includes 11 examples of awareness-raising and youth education from Brazil, Italy, Macau, Colombia, United States of America, Uganda, Cambodia, Georgia, Zambia, Moldova and Argentina. The projects contribute to fostering attitudes that do not tolerate corruption, and to building demand for accountability.

ISBN: 3-88579-126-9

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Global Corruption Barometer 2007

The TI Global Corruption Barometer 2007 (or the Barometer) is the fifth edition of a public opinion survey that assesses the general public’s perceptions and experience of corruption. The 2007 Barometer polls more than 63,199 people in 60 countries. The Barometer 2007 asks people about their opinions regarding which public sectors are the most corrupt, and their opinion on how future levels of corruption will evolve in the near future, as well as how their government is doing in the fight against corruption. The Barometer also explores people’s experiences with bribery, presenting information on how frequently citizens are asked to pay bribes when they come in contact with different public service providers.

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Global Corruption Barometer 2009

Transparency International’s (TI) 2009 Global Corruption Barometer (the Barometer) presents the main findings of a public opinion survey that explores the general public’s views of corruption, as well as experiences of bribery around the world. It assesses the extent to which key institutions and public services are perceived to be corrupt, measures citizens’ views on government efforts to fight corruption, and this year, for the first time, includes questions about the level of state capture and people’s willingness to pay a premium for clean corporate behaviour.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-28-9

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Integrity Study Teachers Service Commission May 2006 - Kenya

The study investigates perceived and actual levels of corruption at the Kenyan Teachers Service Commission (TSC), makes recommendations as to how the TSC can better fight corruption and hopes to contribute to the understanding of the general nature of the phenomenon in Kenya.

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Stealing the Future: corruption in the classroom - Ten Real World Experiences

Stealing the Future - Corruption in the Classroom presents 10 studies carried out by national chapters in Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Georgia, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Sierra Leone and Zambia. The studies assess the extent of corruption in schools, universities and education administration, providing examples of how civil society can help curb corrupt practices.

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Working Paper No. 04/2007; 04/2009 Corruption in the Education Sector

Corruption defeats the very purpose of education. In a corrupt education system, students don't acquire the skills and knowledge that would enable them to contribute meaningfully to their country's economy and society. They learn from a young age that a lack of integrity is an acceptable way of life, allowing these values to become the norm throughout society.

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Working Paper No. 05/2009 Corruption and Local Government

In their daily lives, citizens tend to have close contact with local agencies. This proximity to the people and the discretion that local officials have can make local government highly vulnerable to corruption. Experiences from Liberia, Peru, Slovakia and South Korea are profiled to show how stakeholder collaboration can aid in designing effective local initiatives to combat corruption.

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Working Paper No. 6/2009 Youth and Corruption

Integrity, like corruption, is learned. Unfortunately, in many countries corruption has been tolerated for generations. Young people have the potential to transform this present reality and end corruption.

ISSN 1998-6432

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