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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"anti-corruption"”.
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The anti-corruption mechanisms in the Anti-Corruption Act no. 8 of 2003
… problem is to postulate a discourse that the anti-corruption mechanisms as stipulated in the Anti-Corruption Act (Act No. 8 of 2003) are not adequate enough to combat corruption. The main objective of the paper is to examine these mechanisms in order to support the above argument. The other …
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Changing Anti-Corruption Practices in Ukraine: 2022 Onwards
The problem of corruption in Ukraine has existed since its declaration of independence. With the help of civil society, recommendations of international organisations, and international cooperation, Ukraine slightly improved the situation, but there was not as much change in the public acceptance …
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Three Essays on Anti-Corruption Legislation and Reform
… and that put their clout for the fight against corruption in question. Against this background, three novel anti-corruption approaches are developed. Their conception is motivated by the fact that bribe agreements are particularly characterized by a high risk of opportunism. Double-dealing, …
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Combating Corruption: A Comparison of National Anti-Corruption Efforts
… designed to monitor and control political corruption at the national level. The paper will provide comparisons of these arraignments and control systems across three nations. The thesis will identify differences across countries in terms of organizational and institutional political …
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Institutional Reform in Support of Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
<p>Corruption remains a pervasive challenge that distorts markets, undermines public service delivery, destabilizes social order, and erodes governmental legitimacy. In China, anti-corruption has been a recurring policy priority since 1949, culminating in Xi Jinping’s sweeping campaign launched in …
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Hunting tigers and swatting flies : Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign
… of China, launched one of the most aggressive anti-corruption campaigns in the history of the country? To answer this question, I constructed a database of over 100 high-level officials who have come under investigation during the campaign. I find that the campaign is disproportionately …
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An assessment of the anti-corruption strategies in Namibia's public sector
Corruption has been identified as an area of grave concern in most societies, including Namibia. For Namibia, the fight against corruption is not simple, but it is an economic and social issue. If allowed to persist, corruption has the potential to reverse the remarkable progress and successes …
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The role of the World Trade Organization in the international anti-corruption movement
Corruption adversely affects various aspects of economic activity, including international trade. As corruption affects international trade in a number of ways, various countries and international organisations have made co-ordinated efforts to effectively control corruption in general and in the …
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Evaluating public sector reforms in Botswana : performance management, privatization and anti-corruption reforms
… of performance management, privatization and anti-corruption reforms on the country’s public sector. The dissertation has primarily consisted of desktop documentary review of relevant literature and provides an extensive assessment of public sector reforms trends in developed and developing …
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Conditional and Differential? Locating the Role of Civil Society in Anti-corruption Policy Outcomes
Quantitative, and to a much lesser degree qualitative, research is the dominant approach to corruption. However, the call to investigate the contextual dependencies of corruption is brought about by the failure of anti-corruption approaches that do not tackle other actors or institutions and issues …
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Collaboration In Anti-Corruption Action: Building A Collaborative Governance Model In Tackling Corruption In Indonesia
Corruption is one of the fundamental problems faced by various countries worldwide. In Asia, Indonesia is one of the countries that still faces challenges regarding corruption. This study aims to analyze to what extent the Indonesian government and Indonesia’s Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) tackle …
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The national Anti-Corruption Policy As an Effective Tool in The Fight Against Corruption in Zambia
The fight against corruption should not be static but dynamic as the vice is also getting more sophisticated. Many people have written about what corruption is and the effects on both society in any given nation and the international world. International aid is guaranteed on the basis of good …
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The national Anti-Corruption Policy As an Effective Tool in The Fight Against Corruption in Zambia
The fight against corruption should not be static but dynamic as the vice is also getting more sophisticated. Many people have written about what corruption is and the effects on both society in any given nation and the international world. International aid is guaranteed on the basis of good …
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Democratisation, mass media and the anti-corruption drive in Africa: the case of Nigeria, 1999-2015
Corruption is a local and global problem which has been exacerbated by neoliberal capitalism. One of the institutions available for curbing it is the media. This thesis examines the impact of democratisation and press freedom on transparency and accountability in the conduct of public affairs …
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Combatting corruption in Southern Africa : an examination of anti-corruption agencies in Botswana, South Africa and Namibia
This thesis examines the work of anti-corruption agencies in Botswana, South Africa and Namibia. It argues that these agencies have produced disappointing results in terms of investigating and prosecuting high-level corruption. It suggests five main reasons for this failure. First, anti-corruption …
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Combatting grand corruption alongside state-building: the role of the South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission and the Episcopal Church of South Sudan in defence of the common good
This thesis investigates experiential grand corruption, involving different actors, and institutions in the interim and post-independent South Sudan. The grand corruption phenomenon is critical as South Sudan also undergoes state building, especially after separating from Sudan in 2011. I examine …
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Corruption in Zimbabwe: an examination of the roles of the state and civil society in combating corruption
… of the state and civil society in combating corruption in Zimbabwe. The thesis initially investigates whether and how the state-civil society relation influences or impedes Anti-Corruption management, and subsequently examines strategies deployed by the state and civil society organisations …
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