Corruption in Infrastructure Procurement : Addressing the Dynamic Criticalities

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
President’s Foreword, Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
Preface
Synopsis
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Chapter 1 Contemporary overview of corruption in infrastructure procurement process
	Introduction
	The complexities of corruption in IP processes
	Procurement systems and stages
	Policies and procedures
	Corruption in infrastructure procurement process
	Constructs explications
	Conceptual framework
	The study’s significance and worth
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 2 Investigating the susceptibility of building projects’ procurement process to corruption in developed and developing regions
	Introduction
	Corruption within the procurement process
	Expert survey
	Survey participants
	Pre-test (data reliability and normality)
	Susceptibility indices and contextual comparative analyses
	The dynamic fluctuations of the corruption forms throughout the procurement process
	Corruption as a factor in selecting a procurement method: An empirical analysis
	Empirical assessment of the procurement systems proneness to corruption
	Conclusive implications
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 3 Empirical assessment of the forms of corruption in infrastructure project procurement: An international survey
	Introduction
	Understanding forms of corruption
	Determining the forms’ criticalities and related disparities
	Vulnerability levels of project parties against ACM effectiveness
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 4 Experts’ perspectives on corruption causal factors in infrastructure procurement: An international survey
	Introduction
	Reviewing the causal factors
	Individual assessment
	Implications of the impact of the causal factors on the project procurement process
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 5 Risk indicators of corruption: Examining contractual irregularities in infrastructure procurement – A case from the developing context
	Introduction
	Overview of irregularities
	Procurement and contracts irregularities
	Fuzzy set evaluation
	Criticalities of the irregularities
	Chapter summary
	Appendix A
	References
Chapter 6 Examining the effectiveness of anti-corruption strategies and associated barriers
	Introduction
	Review of anti-corruption studies in infrastructure-related works
	Pre-testing of gathered data
	Pairwise comparisons effectiveness of ACM
	Contextual comparisons of the level of effectiveness
	Assessment of anti-corruption barriers’ impacts on the efficacy of anti-corruption measures in infrastructure projects
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 7 Learning from a successful model: The case of Hong Kong
	Introduction
	Hong Kong and corruption
	Topical coverage
	Extracts from the ICAC reports
	Hong Kong’s integrity and performance in the global context
	The way forward
	Examining the efficacy of Hong Kong’s anti-corruption model
	Barriers against the efficacy of HK’s ACMs
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 8 Framework development: Extirpating corruption in urban infrastructure projects: The dynamic criticalities and the way forward
	Introduction
	Revisiting the constructs of corruption within the procurement process
	Theoretical foundations and conceptual framework
	SD model development
	Chapter summary
	References
Chapter 9 Conclusions and recommendations
	Introduction
	Review of the constructs and their significance
	Limitations of the study and recommendations for future research
	Chapter summary
Index