01440cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012788 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781557757104 1020-5098 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Roads to Nowhere : How Corruption in Public investment Hurts Growth. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (15 pages) Economic Issues <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students In some countries, corrupt politicians appear to choose investment projects based on the opportunity for bribes and kickbacks these projectspresent. This paper contends that such corruption increases the numberof capital projects undertaken and trends to enlarge their size andcomplexity. The result is that, paradoxically, some public investmentcan end up reducing a country's growth. Mode of access: Internet Economic Issues; Economic Issues ; No. 1998/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/051/15966-9781557757104-en/15966-9781557757104-en-book.xml IMF e-Library