The future of public spending

Could the experiences of covid-19 spell the end of public procurement’s vulnerability to criminality and cronyism?

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Weekly Digest   Issue #38         The future of public spending   Could the experiences of covid-19 spell the end of public procurement’s vulnerability to criminality and cronyism? Accelerated adoption of e-procurement and the provision of publicly available, quality data have increased resilience to corruption in several countries—but will it last?   LEARN MORE →

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