Corruption in Procurement
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM BUSINESS SCHOOL | AN ASSESSMENT OF CORRUPTION IN THE PROCUREMENT PROFESSION IN GOVERNMENT: CASE IN TANZANIA. | | BY | BERNARD, HELLEN | REG. NO. 2009-06-00929 |
RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. |
Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 background3
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM4
2.o research aim6
2.1 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES6
3.0 RESEARCH QUESTIONS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
3.1 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS.7
4.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 4.1 CONCEPTUAL LITERATURE…………………………………………………………………………………………………8 4.2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK……………………………………………………………………………………………….10 4.3 EMPIRICAL LITERATURE……………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
5.0 METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17
1.0. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background
The Tanzania Government has long realized the importance of public procurement to the economic development of Tanzania and hence to the fulfillment of key objectives within the national Poverty Reduction Strategy. To this effect, Tanzania was one of the first countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to enact a law modeled on the UNCITRAL model law. Since 1996, when the first country procurement assessment report (CPAR) was carried out, the Government has been working closely with the World Bank and other development partners to enhance the economy and efficiency of its procurement system and to make it more transparent and accountable. The Government has long acknowledged that there is rampant corruption in Tanzania and has been fighting hard to reduce it. It is estimated that at the national level about 20 percent of the government expenditure on procurement is lost through corruption, mainly through kick-backs and bogus investments that have to
RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. |
Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 background3
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM4
2.o research aim6
2.1 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES6
3.0 RESEARCH QUESTIONS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
3.1 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS.7
4.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 4.1 CONCEPTUAL LITERATURE…………………………………………………………………………………………………8 4.2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK……………………………………………………………………………………………….10 4.3 EMPIRICAL LITERATURE……………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
5.0 METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17
1.0. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background
The Tanzania Government has long realized the importance of public procurement to the economic development of Tanzania and hence to the fulfillment of key objectives within the national Poverty Reduction Strategy. To this effect, Tanzania was one of the first countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to enact a law modeled on the UNCITRAL model law. Since 1996, when the first country procurement assessment report (CPAR) was carried out, the Government has been working closely with the World Bank and other development partners to enhance the economy and efficiency of its procurement system and to make it more transparent and accountable. The Government has long acknowledged that there is rampant corruption in Tanzania and has been fighting hard to reduce it. It is estimated that at the national level about 20 percent of the government expenditure on procurement is lost through corruption, mainly through kick-backs and bogus investments that have to
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