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EVALUATING EDI’S ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVES IN UGANDA AND TANZANIA Frans L. Leeuw Department of Sociology, University of Utrecht & Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Netherlands Open University Ger H.C. van Gils Cora Kreft BeleidsOnderzoek & Advies (BOA) Utrecht (Center for Policy Research and Advice) This evaluation was undertaken as a contract with the World Bank Economic Development Institute’s Evaluation Unit.  Table of Contents Executive Summary Chapter one Background and questions asked 4 12 Chapter two Content of the program 18 Chapter three Evaluation methodology 23 Chapter four The underlying program logic of EDI’s anti-corruption initiatives 28 Chapter five Workshops and Service Delivery Surveys 47 Chapter six The country case study Tanzania 59 Chapter seven The country case study Uganda 71 Chapter eight Costs of the EDI-initiatives 84 Chapter nine Summary, conclusions and recommendations 90 Literature references Appendices APPENDIX 1 Persons interviewed during the fieldwork APPENDIX 2 Outline of the semi-structured questionnaire The other 4 appendices (a, b, c and d) are available through EDI’s Evaluation Unit in Washington DC. Appendix a: A more specific description of EDI-related activities in Uganda Appendix b: A more specific description of EDI-related activities in Tanzania Appendix c: Mapping the persons that have participated in the EDI workshops Appendix d: Overview of titles in newspapers collected during the fieldwork in Tanzania & Uganda (October 1-l5, 1997). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report is a midterm evaluation of EDI’s efforts to help reduce corruption in Tanzania and Uganda, which are part of a World Bank/EDI program to curb corruption in developing nations. It concentrates on the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of the program, the impact these activities have had to date and the opportunities for the program. What the evaluation is about At the