Tackling Corruption: Lessons from Oxfam’s work
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Corruption drives poverty, powerlessness, and exclusion in societies where having little cash or influence means no access to basic entitlements, public services, justice, or even physical security. But corruption is not an isolated issue. It is part of a set of societal, economic, political, and cultural systems that deny people in poverty access to rights and resources. For this reason, Oxfam sees work on corruption as integral to rights-based work which seeks to increase the power of people in poverty to demand change, and the accountability and capacity of governments to deliver it. This paper examines Oxfam’s approach to corruption and its work in several different countries. It also outlines key corruption issues for those working in development.
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9781848140592How to cite this resource
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