Internationally, corruption in the planning, procurement, construction and operation and
maintenance (O&M) of infrastructure services (defined here as water supply, sanitation,
drainage, access roads and paving, transport, solid waste management, street lighting and
community buildings) has been recognised as a constraint to development. What progress
has been made, therefore, in implementing greater accountability to combat corruption in
the planning and delivery of infrastructure services? This paper documents the growing
interest (in developed and developing countries) in securing better governance for the
delivery of infrastructure and assesses the potential of greater accountability to improve
both provision and performance of infrastructure services
