,Getting the Focus Right: U.S. Leadership in the Fight against Global Corruption

Getting the Focus Right: U.S. Leadership in the Fight against Global Corruption


 

Publication Date: November 2008

Publisher: Center for Global Development

Author(s): Theodore Moran; Dennis de Tray

Research Area: Government; Law and ethics

Keywords: Presidential transition; Corruption

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This White House and the World Policy Brief presents key facts and recommendations drawn from Chapter Five of The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President.

The United States has played a leadership role in the fight against global corruption, and there are many reasons to be hopeful about this effort. Nonetheless, corruption continues to seriously impede development efforts around the world, and the critical task of combating it will require both long-term commitment and strong support from the next U.S. administration.