Corruption in the Public Construction Sector A Holistic View
This book is committed to provide a holistic view of corruption in the public construction sector, a sector that has been perceived as the most corrupt in the world. Relying on the new findings achieved from a series of qualitative and quantitative studie
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orruption in the Public Construction Sector A Holistic View
Corruption in the Public Construction Sector
Ming Shan Yun Le Albert P. C. Chan Yi Hu •
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Corruption in the Public Construction Sector A Holistic View
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Ming Shan School of Civil Engineering Central South University Changsha, Hunan, China
Yun Le School of Economics and Management Tongji University Shanghai, China
Albert P. C. Chan Department of Building and Real Estate The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon, Hong Kong
Yi Hu School of Economics and Management Tongji University Shanghai, China
ISBN 978-981-13-9549-9 ISBN 978-981-13-9550-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9550-5
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Preface
According to the well-recognized Bribe Payer’s Index released by Transparency International, the public construction sector has been found the most corrupt sector in the world. Such a judgment is not new and is mainly due to the unique characteristics of the public construction sector. For instance, contracts in this sector are usually large and construction projects in this sector are often exclusive and unique, making it difficult to benchmark for costs and time, and thereby making it easier to hide and inflate additional expenditure. Furthermore, the public construction sector is a fragmented sector often involving many parties such as government, clients, contractors, subcontractors, consultancies, and suppliers, making the tracing of payments complex and challenging as well. Apart from that, the public construction sector is relatively more prosperous in developing countries where established legal s
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