Southeast European Legal Development Initiative (SELDI)
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| Geographical Scope | |
| Purpose |
The project Coalition Building and Monitoring for Anti-Corruption in Southeast Europe was launched as part of the Southeast European Legal Development Initiative (SELDI) aimed to multiply the effect of public-private coalition building for development throughout the region.
The overall objective of the SELDI anti-corruption project was to introduce a region-wide institutional framework for public-private cooperation in countering corruption in the countries of Southeast Europe. The main premise of the project approach is that the institutionalization of corruption in the SEE countries cannot be explained by national circumstances alone.
The first phase of the project (2000-2001) was directed towards diagnostics and assessment including the development of a background document analyzing the regional corruption issues and a pilot round of regional corruption monitoring in seven SEE countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia).
In phase two (2001-2002) a second round of the monitoring was carried out and a regional corruption assessment report was developed analyzing the origins of cross border corruption in the region.
The surveys are based on the methodology of the Corruption Monitoring System of the Bulgarian anti-corruption initiative Coalition 2000 (www.anticorruption.bg) and marked the beginning of the implementation of a Regional Corruption Monitoring System.
The main goal of this comparative analysis is to show the public significance of the problem of corruption and the extent to which corruption has penetrated into the various elements of society in the SEE countries. |
| Area of Governance |
Corruption
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| Website of initiative | |
| Publications |
Coalition Building and Monitoring for Anti-Corruption in Southeast Europe:
Purpose and premise Project progress
Regional corruption assessment
Regional corruption monitoring system
Preparation of phase two http://www.seldi.net/anti_corruption.htm |
| Cost (specify currency) |
800 000 USD
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| Funding sources |
USAID
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| Source of Data |
Using a combination of own and existing data
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| Type of Data Collection |
Administrative Data Aggregation of multiple indicators using various d... Focus groups In depth interviews Panel of experts Performance assessment / Desk studies Random sample population survey Secondary sources
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| specifications of type of data collection |
Sample: National representative survey of the population aged 18+ in each country.
Sample size by country in the year: 2000, 2001, 2002 Albania 1002, 1001, 1037 Bosnia and Herzegovina ---- 1000, 1000 Bulgaria 1144, 1158, 1149 Macedonia 1007, 1000, 1000 Romania ---- 1000, 1044 Croatia ---- 1000, 1000 Serbia ---- 976, 1003 Montenegro ---- 604, 563 |
| Measurement Methods / Tools Generated or Used |
Survey method: The survey method used was face-to-face interview.
Corruption Indexes: Corruption indexes assume values from 0-10. The closer the value of the indexes is to 10, the more negative the assessments of the respective aspect of corruption are. Index numbers closer to 0 indicate approximation to the ideal of a 'corruption-free' society. |
| List of Indicators |
The major output of the survey are the Regional Corruption Indexes:
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| Main Outcomes (Products) |
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| Main Users |
Civil society Donor agencies International agencies Media Policy makers Researchers
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