The thesis provides an overview of corruption using state capture as a major concept that undermines development and presents the use of settlement agreements or non-trial resolutions as the most efficient tool to tackle the problem. In chapter one, a specific view of corruption as a complex phenomenon, main concerns and effects in economies and societies, undermining competition, and increasing poverty is presented. Chapter two provides an overview of the global scenario and reasons that led to the enactment of the main conventions against corruption - the UNCAC and OECD Anti-Corruption Convention, their main provisions concerning enforcement, international cooperation, implementation stages by country, and main achievements. Chapter three focuses on settlements or non-trial agreements, explaining why they are used, when it is advantageous to settle instead of prosecuting a corporation, and how jurisdictions such as the U.S., Brazil, and Switzerland resolve most of the cases. In Chapter four, an analysis of recent joint-resolution cases is presented in chapter four, with a focus on the settlements with SBM Offshore, Odebrecht, and Technip, with an overview of each case, how international cooperation worked, and what was the resolution achieved within each jurisdiction involved in terms of sanctions and requirements. Finally, in Chapter five, actual constraints are addressed and the enactment of a so-called Recommendation in Anti-Corruption Procedures (RAP) to increase efficiency and promote convergence on investigations and enforcement proceedings under the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions (WGB) to increase transparency and promote efficiency is proposed.