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Corruption in construction projects

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posted on 2008-11-12, 11:23 authored by M. Sohail (Khan), Sue Cavill
Recently there has been an increase in international concern about the extent of corruption in the construction industry. For example the American Society of Civil Engineers claim that corruption accounts for an estimated $340,000,000,000 of worldwide construction costs each year. Corruption such as bribery, embezzlement, kickbacks and fraud in construction projects undermines the benefits of infrastructure. This paper documents how corruption affects construction projects and discusses the growing interest in accountability in the delivery of construction projects. This paper is based on the initial findings of an ongoing research project on anti-corruption practices for infrastructure services in a number of countries in South Asia, Southern Africa, and Central Eastern Europe.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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SOHAIL, M. and CAVILL, S., 2006. Corruption in construction projects. IN: Serpell, A. (ed.). Proceedings of the CIB W107 Construction in Developing Countries Symposium “Construction in Developing Economies : New Issues and Challenges”, January 18–20, Santiago, Chile. Santiago : CIB

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CIB / © A. Serpell

Publication date

2006

Notes

This conference paper was delivered at the Construction in Developing Countries Symposium “Construction in Developing Economies : New Issues and Challenges”, January 18–20, 2006, Santiago, Chile(http://www2.ing.puc.cl/CIBW1072006/index.html)

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9561408643

Language

  • en

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