Why was Liberia chosen for the pilot Local Integrity Initiative project?
As the inaugural country in which we launched a Local Integrity Initiative project, Liberia presents an interesting case in sub-national governance primarily because of the current anti-corruption reform momentum in the country. With so much effort being spent by the Liberian government and the international community on reforming (and decentralizing) the country’s unitary governance institutions, both Global Integrity and CENTAL felt the time was ripe for raising awareness around the need to focus on strengthening the country’s sub-national governance mechanisms, not just those in Monrovia. Thus, the Liberian case presented a unique window of opportunity when the project began in mid-2007.
