methodology

Methodology for estimating financial savings resulting from transparency, accountability and participation

Fazekas, Mihály; Rudinac, Ivana; and Adam, Isabelle (2026) Methodology for estimating financial savings resulting from transparency, accountability and participation. CoST Infrastructure Transparency Initiative. London.

This report presents a methodology for measuring financial savings resulting from the implementation of transparency,
accountability and participation (TAP) interventions – in public infrastructure investments. It outlines a tailored impact
evaluation methodology developed by the Government Transparency Institute (GTI) in collaboration with the CoST- the
Infrastructure Transparency Initiative International Secretariat. The framework is based on publicly …

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From Corruption to State Capture. A New Analytical Framework with Empirical Applications from Hungary

Fazekas, M. – Tóth, I. J. (2016): From Corruption to State Capture. A New Analytical Framework with Empirical Applications from Hungary. Political Research Quarterly, published online before print on March 24, 2016 

http://prq.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/03/18/1065912916639137.abstract

State capture and corruption are widespread phenomena across the globe, but their empirical study still lacks sufficient analytical tools. This paper develops a new conceptual and analytical framework for gauging state capture based on microlevel contractual networks in public procurement. To this end, it establishes a novel …

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