What do you think the industrialised countries could do to help the developing countries fight corruption?
HL: First of all, I would like to say, they should start at home. And they should make sure that they do not practise double standards. The continuing emergence of foreign bribery scandals indicates a broader failure by the world’s wealthiest countries to live up to the promise of mutual accountability in the fight against corruption. That’s one kind of double standards which leaves a state of confusion at the other end. So what is important is to be consistent and coherent and not have double expectations. Secondly, they should ensure that in all the support that they do, they build in transparency and integrity and that results be demonstrated. Thirdly, they should ensure that they provide the kind of support that the countries desire. Because very often though the institutions are there, a country does not have the resources. To be able to ensure that these institutions are strong, especially the judiciary, the office of the auditor-general, for instance, support is required. IPS: W
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