Public sector transparency and accountability : making it happen

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Fostering dialogue to strengthen good governance / Seiichi Kondo -- Preventing corruption in the Americas / César Gaviria -- Institutions of integrity in the United States / Stuart C. Gilman -- Transparency and accountability in Colombia / Humberto De La Calle -- Making it happen: developing policy guidelines for accountability and transparency / János Bertók, Joanne Caddy, Michael Ruffner -- Canada's principles-based approach: "the conflict of interest and post employment code" / Public Policy Forum -- Public ethics committee in Brazil: experiences, developments and challenges / João Geraldo Piquet Carneiro -- Managing conflicts of interest at the federal level in the United States / Jane S. Ley -- Can new technologies be a solution? Conflicts of interest cases in Argentina / Nicolás R.S. Raigorodsky -- Building a consensus for fiscal reform in Chile / Mario Marcel, Marcelo Tokman -- Performance and transparency in Australia: are "leading edge" systems really working? / Tyrone M. Carlin -- Access to information -- a long way to go / Cláudio Weber Abramo -- Public scrutiny and access to information in Finland / Katju Holkeri -- Right of access to information and public scrutiny: transparency as a democratic control instrument / Alfredo Chirino Sánchez -- Mexican municipal transparency evaluation system -- "setramun" / Bernardo Avalos -- Framework for action: measures for follow-up / Marilyn Yakowitz -- Organization of American states and the fight against corruption / Jorge Garcia-Gonzalez -- Annexes: OECD policies and best practices -- Principles for managing ethics in the public service -- Building public trust: ethics measures in OECD countries -- OECD best practices for budget transparency -- Engaging citizens in policy-making: information, consultation and public participation.