Regulating conflicts of interest in challenging environments : the case of Azerbaijan / Quentin Reed. Bergen : Chr. Michelsen Institute, 2010 ; Halle (Saale) : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt, 2010
Content
Introduction
1. Conflicts of interest and their regulation
1.1. What is a conflict of interest?
1.2. How can conflict of interest be regulated?
1.3. International standards
2. Tackling conflicts of interest in Azerbaijan: A brief history
2.1. Legislation on the submission of financial declarations by public officials
2.2. The Law on Rules of Ethical Conduct of Civil Servants
2.3. The draft Law on the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest in the Activities of Public Officials
3. Azerbaijan: Barriers to conflict of interest regulation
3.1. Corruption, clans and the fusion of political and business elites
3.2. The nature of public administration within the pyramid system
3.3. Opacity of ownership
3.4. Perceptions of the law: control vs. guidance
4. Conclusions: Rethinking implementation and monitoring of international standards
4.1. Contextualise and prioritise
4.2. An issue to be managed not prevented
4.3. Encouragement of partial regulation
5. References