Preventing corruption at local and regional level in South Mediterranean countries

Research File for the European Committee of Regions (CoR) 19th of June, 2018. This study identifies the main current vulnerabilities of local and regional authorities (LRAs) in Southern Mediterranean countries regarding public procurement and public services, and provides a systematic assessment of priority avenues of intervention. In a context of a moderately low institutional capacity, and of a yet incipient process of decentralisation, corruption can severely impede the delivering good quality public goods and services at subnational level...