From the Editors iv The collection of articles and conversations opens with “A Hole in the Bridge,” by Orly Levinson - Sela, former vice - director of the Ombudsman’s Office in the State Comptroller’s Office . The conceptualization of government corruption and the implications of the existence of government corruption for the provision of services to citizens and residents, including the denial of equal opportunity, are well illustrated by Levinson - Sela, who infuses her article with some of her vast experience in the Ombudsman’s Office . In a conversation on grand corruption and the struggle against it, Amichai Shai, a retired deputy commissioner of the Israel Police who has also served as a special advisor to the State Comptroller, highlights the importance of the State Comptroller’s oversight and control in helping to prevent the dangers of grand corruption inherent in government systems and to achieve the goals for which public resources are allocated in an optimal, efficient, and...
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