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Does greater accountability improve the quality of delivery of public services Evidence from Uganda (English)

While the importance of corruption as a possible impediment to foreign investment in an international context is now well realized, it is not clear to what extent corruption affects, either directly through bribe-taking or indirectly through inadequate quality of public services, the level of economic activity by domestic entrepreneurs. Using a large survey from Uganda, the authors show that domestic and foreign entrepreneurs, government officials, and households are unanimous in highlighting the pervasiveness and importance of corruption. Efforts to establish institutions to deal with corrupt practices have not been matched by public education on the proper procedures. The fact that such lack of knowledge on procedures to report corruption increases households' risk of being subject to bribery and significantly reduces the quality of public service delivery leads the authors to conclude that improved accountability will be important to reduce the incidence of corruption and improve delivery of public services.

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Deininger, Klaus; Mpuga, Paul

Does greater accountability improve the quality of delivery of public services Evidence from Uganda (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3277 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/588481468777296596/Does-greater-accountability-improve-the-quality-of-delivery-of-public-services-Evidence-from-Uganda

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