Anti‐corruption agencies: Rhetoric Versus reality
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in The Journal of Policy Reform
- Vol. 8 (1), 69-103
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1384128042000328950
Abstract
The anti‐corruption successes of Singapore and Hong Kong have encouraged the establishment of strong, centralized anti‐corruption agencies across the globe. This study charts the emergence of anti‐corruption agencies (ACAs), and then examines recent experiences with these bodies in developing countries. We propose a set of criteria for assessing and explaining their performance. The analysis applies within strict limits to those countries that have established the minimum political, legal, and socio‐economic conditions for effective governance. Where these conditions are in place, success is possible. However, ACAs in poor and badly governed states are generally ineffective, if not actively harmful.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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