Asset Declarations for Public Officials [electronic resource]: A Tool to Prevent Corruption /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2011.
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 arrangements; the categories of public officials who are required to submit declarations, and types of required information; procedures for verifying declared information, sanctions for violations, and public disclosure. The study also discusses the cost-effectiveness and overall usefulness of declaration systems. It includes four case studies covering Lithuania, Romania, Spain and Ukraine, and many additional country examples and references. The study presents policy recommendations on the key elements of asset declaration systems. These recommendations will be useful for national governments and international organisations engaged in development, reform and assessment of asset declarations systems on a country level.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Foreword -- Liability and Sanctions -- Public Disclosure -- Evaluation of the Declaration Systems -- Asset Declaration in Lithuania -- Asset Declaration in Romania -- Legal Basis and Institutional Arrangements -- Statement of Assets in Romania -- Declaration of Interests in Romania -- Purposes of the Declaration Systems -- Policy Principles and Recommendations for Public Official Asset Declaration -- Asset Declaration in Spain -- Historical Background and International Standards -- Asset Declaration in Ukraine -- Introduction -- Processing of the Declarations -- Subjects of Declaration Systems -- Scope and Content of the Declarations.
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 arrangements; the categories of public officials who are required to submit declarations, and types of required information; procedures for verifying declared information, sanctions for violations, and public disclosure. The study also discusses the cost-effectiveness and overall usefulness of declaration systems. It includes four case studies covering Lithuania, Romania, Spain and Ukraine, and many additional country examples and references. The study presents policy recommendations on the key elements of asset declaration systems. These recommendations will be useful for national governments and international organisations engaged in development, reform and assessment of asset declarations systems on a country level.
Financial disclosure
Financial disclosure
Political corruption
Political corruption