Growing out of construction scandals in the 1980s, private sector integrity monitors have become big business. They are supposed to prevent corruption and wrongdoing on major projects. With New York about to embark on a huge housing build, with billions worth of coastal protections to be constructed, with several major hospitals to be refurbished, the question is whether these privately paid watchdogs can be relied upon to police the public interest.
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