Unwritten
rules, special favours, “reaching an understanding”. Informality is
what happens outside the formal, rules-based system - and the study of
informality has big implications for the fight against corruption.
From 2016-2018, the Basel Institute on Governance, in partnership
with University College London and SOAS researched informality and its
relationship with corruption and governance. A multidisciplinary team of
researchers explored how corruption really works in seven countries in East Africa and Eurasia.
Their findings shed light on why "conventional" anti-corruption
practices have been so unsuccessful to date, and on the kinds of
policies and interventions that could have a bigger impact in the fight
against corruption.
Feel free to explore the research and watch our short videos below.
