Combating Corruption: A Comparative Review of Selected Legal Aspects of State Practice and Major International Initiatives - Softcover

Ofosu-Amaah, W. Paatii; Uprety, Kishor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821345230 ISBN 13: 9780821345238

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 1999

Synopsis

"...Combating Corruption provides an important resource in fighting a problem that is increasingly recognized as being both world-wide in its distribution, and urgent in its consequences." Corruption is a world-wide phenomenon. No country, no matter how rich or powerful, is immune to the detrimental effects of corruption. In this timely and careful survey of national and international efforts, Combating Corruption provides a comparative view of selected legal practices and international initiatives undertaken to fight corruption. At the outset, the paper makes the distinction between preventative and curative instruments which countries have used to fight corruption. The authors of this study examine codes of conduct, affirmations of national commitment, leadership codes, and provisions relating to declaration of assets and freedom of information. Although the paper highlights some bold measures that have been undertaken by countries to combat corruption, it goes on to report that the anti-corruption efforts are far from finished on the national level. The paper concludes that legal initiatives alone cannot make a difference in the fight against corruption. The most successful programs are those that combine legal initiatives with the necessary resources needed to engage in and sustain the fight against corruption. There needs to be strong political will and a determination to stop the spread of corruption in order to effect change.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821345230
• ISBN 13: 9780821345238
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124