CMIREPORT Collaboration on Anti-Corruption Norway and Brazil Tina Søreide and Claudio Weber Abramo R 2008: 1 Collaboration on Anti-Corruption Norway and Brazil Tina Søreide and Claudio Weber Abramo R 2008: 1 CMI Reports This series can be ordered from: Chr. Michelsen Institute P.O. Box 6033 Postterminalen, N-5892 Bergen, Norway Tel: + 47 55 57 40 00 Fax: + 47 55 57 41 66 E-mail:
[email protected] www.cmi.no Price: NOK 50 Printed version: ISSN 0805-505X Electronic version: ISSN 1890-503X Printed version: ISBN 978-82-8062-227-3 Electronic version: ISBN 978-82-8062-228-0 This report is also available at: www.cmi.no/publications Cover photo: Isabel Pauletti Indexing terms Project number 27069 Project title Collaboration on Anti-Corruption - Norway and Brazil CMI REPORT COLLABORATION ON ANTI-CORRUPTION R 2008: 1 About the authors Tina Søreide is a Norwegian economist at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), an independent research institute based in Norway. Claudio Weber Abramo is the executive director of Transparência Brasil, an NGO dedicated to combating corruption in Brazil. About this report Much has been said about anti-corruption initiatives, about the causes and consequences of corruption, and about what governments can do to combat this problem. Most discussions and policy recommendations focus on what governments can do within their jurisdictions. This report takes a different approach by exploring how countries and players can combat corruption through cross-border collaboration. Bilateral collaboration and Norwegian presence in Brazilian markets The report argues that the fight against corruption needs stronger transnational cooperation and attempts to map out issues that might be relevant for such collaboration.