<i>Carpe Per Diem:</i>The Uses and Abuses of Travel Compensation in Developing Countries

Skage, Ingvild Aa.; Søreide, Tina; Tostensen, Arne

doi:10.1080/08039410.2015.1081980

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“…Reform the per diem system by minimizing its appeal namely by reducing daily rates and always paying per diem in return for actual work [1,9,17,19,28,[28][29][30][31].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Increase control mechanisms to limit abuse and sanction guilty individuals or organizations [2,28,34,35]. Harmonize per diem rates across organizations to avoid that individuals select workshops to attend according to the per diem rather than the topics discussed [9,26,35].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Transfer part or all the per diem to increase the wages of local staff where the project(s) is/are taking place [27,37,38]. Develop indicators allowing to monitor the per diem allowances received by an employee [28]. Conduct recurring internal and external audits and sanction fraudulent practices [28,31].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Develop indicators allowing to monitor the per diem allowances received by an employee [28]. Conduct recurring internal and external audits and sanction fraudulent practices [28,31]. Establish development projects only with organizations possessing reliable accounting systems and refuse projects from organizations frequently accused of enabling per diem abuse [7,28,39].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Meeting the challenges posed by per diem in development projects in southern countries: a scoping review

2020

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Purpose This study presents the results of a review whose goal is to generate knowledge on the possible levers of action concerning per diem practices in southern countries in order to propose reforms to the existing schemes. Methodology A synthesis of available knowledge was performed using scoping review methodology: a literature search was conducted using several databases (Medline, Cinahl, Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar, ProQuest) and grey literature. A total of 26 documents were included in the review. Furthermore, interviews were conducted with the authors of the selected articles to determine whether the proposed recommendations had been implemented and to identify any outcomes. Results For the most part, the results of this review are recommendations supporting per diem reform. In terms of strategy, the recommendations call for a redefinition of per diems by limiting their appeal. Issued recommendations include reducing daily allowance rates, paying per diem only in exchange for actual work, increasing control mechanisms or harmonizing rates across organizations. In terms of operations, the recommendations call for the implementation of concrete actions to reduce instances of abuse, including not paying advances or introducing reasonable flat-rate per diem. That said, the authors contacted stated that few per diem reforms had been implemented as a result of the issued recommendations. Conclusion The results of the study clearly identify possible levers of action. Such levers could make up the groundwork for further reflection on context and country-specific reforms that are carried out using a dynamic, participatory and consensual approach.

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“…Reform the per diem system by minimizing its appeal namely by reducing daily rates and always paying per diem in return for actual work [1,9,17,19,28,[28][29][30][31].…”

Section: Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Meeting the challenges posed by per diem in development projects in southern countries: a scoping review

2020

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“…Salah satu contoh lemahnya kontrol adalah pelaksana perjalanan dinas memiliki celah untuk memalsukan tanda terima dan memproduksi bukti kehadiran yang palsu. Solusi yang dapat diambil untuk mengatasi masalah ini adalah mengadopsi sistem monitoring yang lebih baik dan/atau skema insentif sehubungan dengan performa staf (Skage, Søreide, & Tostensen, 2015).…”

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Analisis Pola Penyelewengan Beban Perjalanan Dinas pada Kementerian di Indonesia Tahun 2015-2017

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Jeremi

2020

ITRev

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This study aims to analyze the pattern of official travel misappropriation, especially related to the pattern of the type of case that usually occurred, the misappropriation causes, and the follow-up process for recommendation given. The research samples are all ministries in Indonesia in the year of 2015-2017. The method used in this study is mixed method, which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative method’s purpose is to find the pattern from the type of case in general, then choosing and detailing the type of case with the greatest number of findings. The qualitative method’s purpose is to deepen the information related to the type of case studied. The result of this study shows that the type of case with the greatest findings is granting travel expenses not according to regulations. That case happened because the implementation of the functions and responsibilities of the officers who have a role in the payment and reporting process for official travel are not optimal. The solution to this problem is optimizing officers' roles through the implementation of three lines of defense.

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Lessons in a bottle: The outsized impacts of soda in development practice

Abrahams

2022

J of Intl Development

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In this article, I demonstrate how soda, an ostensibly inconsequential component of development implementation, can have wide‐ranging impacts in shaping programmatic outcomes. Drawing upon 6 months of participant observation alongside an international nongovernmental organization (NGO), I demonstrate how sodas contributed to new ways of valuing time, altered intracommunity and intercommunity relations, and offered unique insight into programme efficacy. In so doing, I argue that refocusing attention beyond the larger discourses of development to the everyday objects, mundane practices, and the interstitial spaces that populate implementation enables critical insights that would otherwise be overlooked.

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Carpe Per Diem:The Uses and Abuses of Travel Compensation in Developing Countries

Cited by 7 publications

References 23 publications

Meeting the challenges posed by per diem in development projects in southern countries: a scoping review

Meeting the challenges posed by per diem in development projects in southern countries: a scoping review

Analisis Pola Penyelewengan Beban Perjalanan Dinas pada Kementerian di Indonesia Tahun 2015-2017

Lessons in a bottle: The outsized impacts of soda in development practice

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