Q. What prompted you to begin a career in anti-corruption? A. In the early years of my legal practice I engaged mainly in corporate work, dealing largely with drafting commercial agreements, negotiating contracts, securing licences and permits for clients, and handling employment and labour issues. This exposed me first hand to petty and extortive forms …
“Fighting dragons is what heroes do“ In her recent book Thieves of State, Sarah Chayes highlighted the largely overlooked nexus between corruption and acute security crises. She elaborated on this theme as the keynote speaker at a side-event during IACA’s fourth Assembly of Parties (AoP) in Vienna in December 2015. In a separate interview with …
“You don’t always need a million people to win a war” You’ve been the Integrity Vice President of the World Bank Group since June 2008. Looking back at your World Bank career to date, is there anything you would have done differently? You know, I hope it doesn’t sound arrogant when I say “nothing”. Maybe …
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Mr. Abaroa, before we go into some detailed questions about anti-corruption and local governance, we would like to ask you the following – if you were to give only one piece of advice to the anti-corruption community, what would that be? Corruption is a symptom, not a cause. Trying to fight corruption is like chasing …
“The goal is to change the waters that those less ethically inclined are swimming in” For those who are not yet familiar with your work, could you explain in a few words what the GVV approach entails? Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is an innovative approach to values-driven leadership development in business education and in …
