Worldwide, the construction sector is regularly rated as the most corrupt
industry. Even so, the scale and effects of this corruption are frequently
underestimated. The 2005 edition of Transparency International's Global
Corruption Report shows that corruption in the construction industry has the
power to shape and devastate economies. It has the power to ruin livelihoods
and, under certain circumstances, to take lives.This book outlines the
particular characteristics of the construction industry that enable the corrupt
to plunder the vast amounts of international funds that pour into large-scale
infrastructure projects. Whether through international bribes paid to secure
contracts for the Lesotho Dam, or the politicians implicated in the purchase