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How can aid be free from corruption?

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For aid to be effective it must, in its first instance, be delivered to its intended recipients. Combating corruption, therefore, should be the first action of any aid transaction - in order to ensure development can be effected. This paper considers the pertinent issues in the aid and corruption debate - specifically focusing on abuses that can arise in development assistance targeted at poverty reduction - and highlights a number of key measures which the authors feel will ensure greater transparency and accountability.

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