Fighting Corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia ; Asset Declarations for Public Officials : a Tool to Prevent Corruption.

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Many countries around the world have introduced systems of asset declarations for public officials in order to prevent corruption. These systems vary greatly from country to country. The impact of such systems on the actual level of corruption is not well known. This study provides a systematic analysis of the existing practice in the area of asset declarations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and in some OECD member states in Western Europe and North America. It examines the key elements of asset declaration systems, such as policy objectives, legal frameworks and the institutional arrange.  Read more... Foreword Acknowledgements Table of Contents Introduction Part I. Policy Principles and Recommendations for Public Official Asset Declaration Why introduce asset declaration systems? Which legal framework should be chosen? One regulation for all officials, or different regulations for various categories? Which institution should be responsible? Who should be obliged to declare assets? What information should be declared? How should asset declarations be collected? How should asset declarations be verified? Which sanctions are needed to enforce asset declarations regimes? Which information should be open to the general public and other public institutions?How should the declarations system be evaluated? Part II. Analysis of Existing Asset Declaration Practices Chapter 1. Historical Background and International Standards Chapter 2. Purposes of the Declaration Systems Chapter 3. Legal Basis and Institutional Arrangements Chapter 4. Subjects of Declaration Systems Chapter 5. Scope and Content of the Declarations Chapter 6. Processing of the Declarations Chapter 7. Liability and Sanctions Chapter 8. Public Disclosure. Chapter 9. Evaluation of the Declaration SystemsPart III. Asset Declaration Case Studies Chapter 10. Asset Declaration in Lithuania Chapter 11. Asset Declaration in Romania Chapter 12. Asset Declaration in Spain Chapter 13. Asset Declaration in Ukraine.