Abstract
The article focuses on risk assessment of individual and systematic corruption at the municipal level in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. For this purpose, it uses the method of Corruption Risk FMEA, which is based on the classic Fault Mode and Effect Analysis used mainly in production.
The model views corruption as an individual action, the application of which revealed significant differences in corruption risk which were detrimental in Bulgaria. The causes of these differences can be seen in the normative attitude of the public towards corruption, the insufficient involvement of the general public, and also the lack in range of controls.
Improving the current situation can be achieved in two ways. The "low road" means increasing controls, for example, audits (in particular) and performance benchmarking, and applying them at the appropriate time.
The "high road" means utilizing soft instruments and a change in the normative approach of the public towards corruption.