140 likes | 168 Views
TI-BANGLADESH. Governance & Corruption Service Delivery Surveys TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL BANGLADESH. 9th IACC Durban, South Africa 10-15 October 1999. TI-BANGLADESH. Surveys - Examples & Experiences Developing of Standards. TIB has undertaken the following surveys:.
E N D
TI-BANGLADESH Governance & Corruption Service Delivery Surveys TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL BANGLADESH 9th IACC Durban, South Africa 10-15 October 1999
TI-BANGLADESH Surveys - Examples & Experiences Developing of Standards TIB has undertaken the following surveys: 1. News scan analysis 2. Pilot Survey 3. Nationwide survey 4. Focus Group Discussions 5. Governance survey for Human Development Centre
TI-BANGLADESH On-going and Future surveys: 1. Municipal election survey 2. Survey of civil servants 3. Bribery Propensity Index 4. Bribe Payers' Survey
TI-BANGLADESH Step 1. • Meeting with NGOs • Discussion on corruption at community level Step 2. • Meeting with concerned Ministries and Departments
TI-BANGLADESH Step 3. • Generate randomised households with widest possible coverage Step 4. • Pre-testing draft questionnaire Step 5. • Finalisation of questionnaire
TI-BANGLADESH Step 6. • Field Work by investigators Step 7. • Initial Analysis • Discussion with community for validation and recording consensus on remedy
TI-BANGLADESH Step 8. • Discussion with officials at local level Step 9. • Finalisation of report Step 10. • Presentation of survey results
TI-BANGLADESH Focus Groups Corruption as People See it
HH SURVEY - FINDINGS • Police and Courts • 96% of HHs said they have to pay the police to get any help or service • 63% of HHs involved in court cases said they have to bribe court officials and lawyers • 89% of HHs involved in court cases said it was almost impossible to get • fair and quick judgment from the court without money or influence
Education • 74% of HHs said it required extra-regular methods to get children into school • 42% of HHs said it was not possible for children to get good results or promotion into next higher class without hiring teacher as private tutor • Health • 40% of HHs reported extra pay needed to get admission to hospitals • 41% of patients at hospitals said they did not get their medicine without extra pay
Main institutions where bribery is said to be necessary are • -Thana Police (97% 0f HHs) and • -Courts (89% of HHs) • Perceived causes of corruption: • -"get rich quick" - 76% • -"moral degradation" - 58% • -"lack of accountability" - 51% • -"inadequate salary" - 32% !!!"
TI-BANGLADESH Governance Survey (524 respondents) Findings: • half expressed faith in the political system • 76% believed their political leaders to be corrupt • More than 50% showed dissatisfaction with the delivery of public services • Corruption was seen mostly as bribery and the misuse of power by those in authority • 36% thought that corruption had increased over the past five years • 82% considered the police department to be the most corrupt government department
End of Presentation Presentation Prepared By: Comsoft 44/6 North Dhanmondi (1st floor) Kalabagan Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh. Tel: 880-2-9121948 E-mail: comsoft@bdmail.net
9th International Anti-Corruption Conference