As part of USAID's Fiscal Reform Project, the Andrew Young School develops policy-oriented research studies, including studies on fiscal policy and corruption (2004) as well on as fiscal decentralization and poverty reduction (2005).

The study Corruption, Fiscal Policy, and Fiscal Management (PDF; 2.4 MB) by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Javier Arze, and Jamie Boex, seeks to assess the current state of knowledge on the interaction between corruption and fiscal policy issues. The study contributes to the understanding of how fiscal policies and management interact with corruption by integrating concrete and practical issues with theoretical and quantitative analysis of their nature and consequences.

The study presents a comprehensive analysis of corruption that not only highlights the problems, but also potential solutions for a broad range of fiscal policy and fiscal reform issues. The analysis and discussion is supported and clarified by relevant real-world examples and empirical analysis. In particular, country-specific examples prove to be quite useful to identify key issues or valuable lessons in minimizing corruption.

Chapter Outline
 
Chapter 1. Corruption, Fiscal Policy, and Fiscal Management (including pre-matter)
Chapter 2. The Economics of Corruption
Chapter 3. Fiscal Dimensions of Corruption
Chapter 4. Fiscal Responses to Reduce Corruption
Chapter 5. Regional Patterns of Corruption
Chapter 6. A Case Study in Corruption and Anti-Corruption Responses (Corruption and Anticorruption Responses in Tanzania)
Chapter 7. Summary, Policy Lessons, and Practical Guidelines (including references)