Government at a Glance 2009
Government at a Glance is a new, biennial publication of the OECD providing over 30 indicators describing government performance. It compares the political and institutional frameworks of government across OECD countries, as well as government revenues, expenditures and employment. It also includes indicators describing government policies and practices in integrity, e-government and open government, and introduces several composite indexes summarising key aspects of public management practices in human resource management, budgeting and regulatory management. For each figure, the book provides a dynamic link (StatLink) which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel® format.
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Preventing corruption: Public procurement
Knowing about the main sources and forms of corruption helps decision makers to focus anti-corruption efforts and disburse resources to establish effective countermeasures. A survey of international business executives conducted by the World Economic Forum in 2006 identified public procurement as the government activity most vulnerable to corruption in OECD member countries and beyond.
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