Few and Far: The Hard Facts on Stolen Asset Recovery

by Larissa Gray, Pranvera Kirkbride, Kjetil Hansen

Corruption has a devastating impact on developing and transition countries, with estimates of $20 billion to $40 billion per year stolen by public officials, a figure equivalent to 20 to 40 percent of flows of official development assistance. The return of the proceeds of corruption--asset recovery--can have a significant development impact. Returns can be used directly for development purposes, such as improvements in the health and education sectors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464802742
• ISBN13: 9781464802744
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.9" x 9.8"