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Corruption in the Eastern European and the CIS countries existed long before the process of transition and was rooted in the functions and structures of the communist system. Some of the characteristics of that system still have a bear on the degree and features of the corruption phenomenon in the region. With the fall of the Soviet Union and the beginning of the transition toward democracy and market economy, corruption became pervasive and acquired a large economic dimension. During the late nineties the countries of the region started introducing measures to fight corruption and creating anti-corruption agencies (ACAs). The paper will discuss these measures with particular focus on the reality of ACAs in the region in the context of the UN Convention Against Corruption. The main shortcomings of the anti-corruption systems and potential remedies will be analyzed from the perspective of UNDP's experience interacting with practitioners from ACAs in anti-corruption projects.
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