TY - Report PY - 2012 T1 - Corruption prevention to foster small and medium-sized enterprise development PB - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime DO - https://doi.org/APO-30201 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/30201 AB - This report indentifies corruption and how it undermines the rule of law, results in the inefficient allocation of scarce resources, demoralizes democratic political systems and undermines respect for human rights. Corruption also impedes economic growth. With rampant corruption, foreign and domestic investment is discouraged because corruption destroys predictability and increases the cost of doing business. It increases the uncertainty and risk attached to investment and reduces incentives for entrepreneurs. T ER -