Bribery in Public Procurement Methods, Actors and Counter-Measures

Public works contracts mean big business. From road-building to high-tech communication infrastructure, public procurement averages 15% of GDP in OECD countries--substantially more in non-OECD economies--and it is a major factor in the world trade of goods and services. Given the growing complexity of bribe schemes in today's globalised markets, the problem is how to identify corruption in public ...