Different Paths to Curbing Corruption: Lessons from Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore: 23 (Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management, 23) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781907307 ISBN 13: 9781781907306

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013

Synopsis

Corruption is a serious problem in many countries around the world, according to Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and the World Bank's 2011 Control of Corruption governance indicator. However, some countries like New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Singapore and Hong Kong, have consistently performed better on these two indicators than other countries. While some research has been done in the form of case studies on combating corruption there has been no comparative study on how these five countries have succeeded in curbing corruption and the lessons to be learnt by other countries. This book seeks to explain why these five countries have succeeded in combating corruption; and identify the lessons which other countries can learn from these successful experiences. Of interest to policy-makers, anti-corruption practitioners and civil society activists, the edited book will also be a useful resource for undergraduate and graduate courses on corruption and governance in universities as well as for training courses on anti-corruption strategies conducted by anti-corruption agencies and international organizations in various countries.

About this title

About the Author

Quah J.S.T. - Retired Professor of Political Science, National University of Singapore, and Anti-Corruption Consultant, Singapore.

From the Back Cover

"Jon Quah's latest contribution to our understanding of the numerous ways in which corruption can be curbed is full of valuable insights and sound advice, based on empirical evidence. It will be indispensable not only to academic students of corruption, but also—perhaps even more so—to anti-corruption practitioners." Leslie Holmes, School of Social and Political Sciences University of Melbourne, Australia. Reviewed in Asian Journal of Political Science, Volume 23, Issue 1

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781907307
• ISBN 13: 9781781907306
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Quah Jon S. T.