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This paper reflects the subject of a presentation made by Jane S. Ley, OGE's Deputy Director for Government Relations and Special Projects, at the OECD/OAS Forum on Ensuring Accountability and Transparency in the Public Sector, held in Brasilia, Brazil, on December 5-6, 2001.
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