“The Many Faces of Corruption”, published in May 2007 by the World Bank, breaks new ground in providing compelling insights into the nature and scale of corruption in various sectors including construction, while offering practical proposals for remedial measures. A chapter on “Making inroads in the transport sector through control and prevention” refers to typical levels of corruption on road projects being between 5% and 20%, and even higher in some countries. When broader governance issues are included, the potential for savings in transport sector expenditure in develping countries is estimated as typically being between 10% and 40%. This is for a sector that normally accounts for between 10% and 20% of national expenditure. The economic consequences are assessed as being higher still, as corruption causes limited resources to be diverted to projects with lower rates of return. In response, the authors propose the use of prototype “road maps” to identify corruption vulnerabilities, suggesting corresponding “orange” and “red” warning signals. Specific proposed remedial measures are then set out, both at the sectoral level and for some critical cross-cutting public sector functions. Click here for details of this publication.