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1 online resource (xvi, 255 pages : illustrations |
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Research in public policy analysis and management ; v. 23 |
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Research in public policy analysis and management ; v. 23.
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| Contents |
FRONT COVER; DIFFERENT PATHS TO CURBING CORRUPTION: LESSONS FROM DENMARK, FINLAND, HONG KONG, NEW ZEALAND AND SINGAPORE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: DIFFERENT PATHS TO CURBING CORRUPTION; REVIEW OF LITERATURE; SUMMARY OF CHAPTERS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 THE GREAT DANES: SUCCESSES AND SUBTLETIES OF CORRUPTION CONTROL IN DENMARK; INTRODUCTION; SMALL, PROSPEROUS -- AND WELL-GOVERNED?; HOW HONEST IS DENMARK'S GOVERNMENT?; PUTTING IDEAS TO A TEST: FIRST INDICATIONS |
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CONCLUSION: QUESTIONS FOR THE LONGER TERMNOTES; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: DATA SOURCES; CHAPTER 3 CONTROL OF CORRUPTION: THE CASE OF FINLAND; INTRODUCTION; LOW LEVEL OF PERCEIVED CORRUPTION IN FINLAND; CITIZENS' PERCEPTIONS OF CORRUPTION; DISTORTED NETWORKING; FRAMEWORK OF REGULATION; ANTI-CORRUPTION TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS: AN OVERVIEW; MECHANISMS FOR PROMOTING INTEGRITY AND PREVENTING CORRUPTION; WATCHDOG INSTITUTIONS; CONTROL OF BRIBERY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 ENGAGING THE PUBLIC: HONG KONG'S INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS STRATEGY; INTRODUCTION |
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THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS STRATEGY AND THE ANTI-CORRUPTION MESSAGE"BOTTOM-UP" APPROACHES TO CORRUPTION PREVENTION; LOCAL INITIATIVES AND EMBEDDED ANTI-CORRUPTION ATTITUDES; CONCLUSION; NOTE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 CLEAN AND GREEN WITH DEEPENING SHADOWS? A NON-COMPLACENT VIEW OF CORRUPTION IN NEW ZEALAND; INTRODUCTION; NEW ZEALAND'S PERFORMANCE ON THE CPI; REASONS FOR NEW ZEALAND'S CORRUPTION-FREE RECORD; A CHANGING PICTURE OF CORRUPTION IN NEW ZEALAND; CORRUPTION ISSUES AND REPUTATIONAL RISKS IN NEW ZEALAND; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES |
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APPENDIX: CORRUPTION AND FRAUD CASES INVOLVING NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS (REPORTED IN NEWS MEDIA, 2001-2005)CHAPTER 6 CURBING CORRUPTION IN SINGAPORE: THE IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL WILL, EXPERTISE, ENFORCEMENT, AND CONTEXT; INTRODUCTION: SINGAPORE'S FAVORABLE POLICY CONTEXT; CORRUPTION DURING THE BRITISH COLONIAL PERIOD; CORRUPTION DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION AND POSTWAR PERIOD; CORRUPT PRACTICES INVESTIGATION BUREAU; EVALUATING THE CPIB'S EFFECTIVENESS IN CURBING CORRUPTION; LESSONS FROM SINGAPORE'S EXPERIENCE IN CURBING CORRUPTION; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES |
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CHAPTER 7 CAN INDIA COMBAT CORRUPTION?INTRODUCTION; CONTEXT; EXAMPLES OF HIGH-PROFILE CORRUPTION; ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES; EVALUATION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES; THE 2G SPECTRUM SCANDAL AND ANNA HAZARE'S PROTEST; WHY ALL THESE FAILURES?; LESSONS FROM THE LEAST CORRUPT COUNTRIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 ACCOUNTING FOR SUCCESS IN COMBATING CORRUPTION; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT ACTION MAKES GLOOMY READING; MASS MEDIA DEPRESSES; SOME MAJOR CAUSES OF ACKNOWLEDGED CORRUPTION; SOME COUNTRIES SUCCEED MORE THAN OTHERS; SUCCESS STORIES; THE FUTURE PROSPECT; REFERENCES |
| Summary |
The purpose of this book is to explain why a number of countries have succeeded in combating corruption; and to identify the lessons which other countries can learn from these five countries' successful experiences in curbing corruption |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Corruption -- Prevention
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Corruption investigation.
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Corruption -- Denmark
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Corruption -- Finland
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Corruption -- New Zealand
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Corruption -- Singapore
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Corruption
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Corruption -- Prevention
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Corruption investigation
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Singapore
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New Zealand
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Finland
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Denmark
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Quah, Jon S. T.
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| ISBN |
9781781907313 |
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1781907315 |
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1306202795 |
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9781306202794 |
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1781907307 |
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9781781907306 |
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