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Public Policy and Governance: Theory and Practice
In this chapter, the approach of public policy implementation and good governance theory are discussed to comprehend the relationship between both concepts. A general overview o...
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Online Article: The Role of Judiciary in Fighting Corruption
Corruption is a moral deprivity and influencing thorugh bribery. Essentially it is the abuse of trust in the interest of private gain. It can be divided into five braod types; T...
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E. The Role of the Judiciary: Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Bribery
The paper comprises of 3 different chapters: - Chapter 10: Focus Group Study of Factors That Could Help Improve the Investigation and Prevention of Corruption in Indonesia -...
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Mythbusting Confidentiality in Public Contracting
One in every three dollars that a government spends is on a contract with a company to deliver goods, works, and services to citizens. There is growing evidence that transpa...
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International E-Government Development Policy, Implementation and Best Practice
This book collects studies about the perceptions of stakeholders, such as public managers and politicians, regarding the need to implement e-government projects as a way to impr...
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Open Up Guide: Using Open Data to Combat Corruption
This practical resource identifies priority datasets, open standards and open data use-cases that governments, civil society and other stakeholders can focus on to tackle corrup...
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Corruption Perception Index 2019 (Worldwide Ranking)
The CPI scores and ranks countries/territories based on how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be by experts and business executives. It is a composite index, a c...
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U4: Using Legal Empowerment to Curb Corruption and Advance Accountability
Legal empowerment refers to the use of laws and rights to increase relatively powerless populations’ control over their lives. A growing field, it overlaps with social accountab...
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Social Innovation in Digital Democracy Era: Towards Synergies between Citizens and Governments
The examples of Digital Democracy Social Innovations may take the form of joint projects which involve CSOs or other non-governmental groups and representatives of governments, ...
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The Relationship between Press Freedom and Corruption: The Perception of Journalism Students
‘Without journalists working all over the world, we hardly would be able to expose corruption’, one employee at Transparency International (TI) says, addressing one of the bigge...
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The Role of Media and Investigative Journalism in Combating Corruption
The media and investigative journalism play a crucial role in bringing allegations of corruption to light and fighting against impunity. International consortiums of investigati...
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U4: Procedural Fairness for Curbing Corruption: Taking Bureaucratic Decision-Making Out of the Shadows
The wide discretionary powers of bureaucrats can undermine their impartiality, and result in decisions being made that are tainted by bias or have violated due process. Such opp...
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U4: An International Anti Corruption Court_A Synopsis of the Debate
Impunity and the transnational nature of corruption have led to calls for an international anti-corruption court that could hold kleptocrats accountable and spur governments to ...
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U4: Literature Review: The Use of ICTs in the Fight Against Corruption
E-governance has gained popularity in recent years, with many countries resorting to information communications technology (ICTs) to modernise government, increase efficiency an...
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U4: Health Sector Corruption: Practical Recommendations for Donors
Corruption in the health sector can make the difference between life and death. It has severe consequences for access, quality, equity, efficiency, and efficacy of health servic...
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U4: Trial Monitoring of Corruption Cases: An Innovative Answer to the Quest for Evaluation Tools
Impartial, competent and efficient judiciaries are vital in addressing corruption. Both qualitative and quantitative aspects of performance should be considered when assessing t...
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U4: Towards Cities of Integrity: The Role of Urban Planners
Getting urbanisation right is a prerequisite for human development and environmental sustainability. Yet, corruption risks in urbanisation abound and threaten to stymie ambition...
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U4: Media and Anti-Corruption
The media can play a paramount role in exposing corruption and initiating legal, political and penal action against it. Different media genres unfold their respective strengths ...
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U4: Evidence of Citizen Engagement Impact in Promoting Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Effort
Citizen engagement has garnered strength in the last 20 years as a response to the shortcomings of government reforms designed to improve governance. Different forms of citizen ...
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U4: Overcoming the Pitfalls of Engaging Communities in Anti-Corruption Programmes
Effective engagement by communities is a crucial strategy for anti-corruption initiatives. However, encouraging involvement and civic mindedness at a local level can present cha...