Data update of World Bank, IADB, and EuropeAid datasets on development aid funded contracts and projects – November 2019

Data update of World Bank, IADB, and EuropeAid datasets on development aid funded contracts and projects – November 2019

We have released an update in November 2019 on the datasets collected on development projects, public tenders, and contracts for three major donor agencies: the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and EuropeAid. The datasets not only republish structured data gathered from official source websites, but also contain corruption risk red flags developed by the research team. About the project The project entitled “Curbing […]

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Datasets for download: World Bank, IADB, and EuropeAid

Datasets for download: World Bank, IADB, and EuropeAid

Here you can find the full datasets collected on development projects, public tenders, and contracts for 3 major donor agencies: the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and EuropeAid. The project was supported by the British Academy/ UK Department for International Development Anti-Corruption Evidence Programme. The final datasets result from a concerted effort by the University of Sussex, Government Transparency Institute, and Datlab. In addition […]

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Controlling Corruption in Development Aid: New Evidence from Contract-Level Data

Controlling Corruption in Development Aid: New Evidence from Contract-Level Data

Following scandals about corruption in foreign aid, and in a political climate that increasingly questions the legitimacy of development assistance, donors are under pressure to control how their funds are spent. At the same time, they also face pressure to trust recipient governments to disburse project funds themselves, so as to build capacity in developing countries. This paper assesses under which conditions donor regulations are […]

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