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What is OLAF

Chapter 5
Management Strategies and Tools for Addressing Corruption in Public and Private Organizations
Acronym of Office de Lutte Anti-Fraude (in French). This EU office focuses on developing the anti-fraud policy for the European Commission and investigating fraud against the EU budget, corruption, and serious misconduct within the European institutions.
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Fraud Prevention, Political Corruption, and Anti-Corruption Strategies: The European Anti-Fraud Office
José Manuel Saiz-Alvarez (Catholic University of Avila, Spain & Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8536-1.ch005
Abstract
Along with socioeconomic imbalances and the appearance of world hunger, political corruption is one of the endemic evils in the world. The most corrupt countries suffer the highest levels of inequality and social injustice. Throughout this chapter, the causes of political corruption are analyzed, and possible solutions are proposed to at least alleviate this problem. It is essential to act quickly to prevent bribery from penetrating all social strata and making its eradication even more difficult. The chapter briefly analyzes the anti-fraud office of the European Union, among other existing anti-corruption strategies applied in the European Union to fight this political crime.
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