'Using Sector-based approaches in high-corruption circumstances' Mark Pyman, Co-founder, CurbingCorruption.com at the World Bank Group's ‘Partnerships for Anti-corruption conference’ Plenary presentation and discussion, Washington DC April 8 2025

The World Bank held its ‘Partnerships for Anti-corruption conference’ in Washington DC on April 8-9, 2025, with some 400 worldwide anti-corruption practitioners participating. The third Plenary session was on the topic of tackling corruption in circumstances of State Capture, moderated by Dr Francesca Recanatini of the World Bank. There were four panellists - Dr Dani Kaufmann on the evolution of the concept of state capture and presenting his new State Capture Index, Prof Jodi Vittori on how state capture operates and the role that civil society can have in responding to a rise in state capture, Luis-Felipe Lopez-Calva on the impact of State Capture on progress against poverty, and Dr. Mark Pyman on how to use CurbingCorruption’s ‘Sector-based approach’ in both normal and State Capture environments.