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Anti‐corruption agencies: Rhetoric Versus reality

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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.

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  • Patrick Meagher, 2005. "Anti‐corruption agencies: Rhetoric Versus reality," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 69-103.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jpolrf:v:8:y:2005:i:1:p:69-103
    DOI: 10.1080/1384128042000328950
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    1. Susan Rose-Ackerman & Tina Søreide (ed.), 2011. "International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, Volume Two," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 14003.
    2. Martin Painter, 2014. "Myths of Political Independence, or How Not to Solve the Corruption Problem: Lessons for Vietnam," Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 1(2), pages 273-286, May.
    3. Linnea Cecilia Mills, 2017. "Catching the ‘big fish’: The (ab)use of corruption-related prosecutions across sub-Saharan Africa," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 35, pages 160-177, October.
    4. Hasan Muhammad Baniamin & Ishtiaq Jamil, 2018. "Dynamics of Corruption and Citizens’ Trust in Anti-Corruption Agencies in Three South Asian Countries," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 381-398, September.
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    6. Gans-Morse, Jordan & Borges, Mariana & Makarin, Alexey & Mannah-Blankson, Theresa & Nickow, Andre & Zhang, Dong, 2018. "Reducing bureaucratic corruption: Interdisciplinary perspectives on what works," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 171-188.
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    8. Neu, Dean & Everett, Jeff & Rahaman, Abu Shiraz, 2015. "Preventing corruption within government procurement: Constructing the disciplined and ethical subject," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 49-61.
    9. Lindsey Carson & Mariana Mota Prado, 2014. "Mapping Corruption and its Institutional Determinants in Brazil," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series iriba_wp08, GDI, The University of Manchester.
    10. Noore Siddiquee, 2010. "Combating Corruption and Managing Integrity in Malaysia: A Critical Overview of Recent Strategies and Initiatives," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 10(2), pages 153-171, June.
    11. Francesca Recanatini, 2011. "Anti-Corruption Authorities: An Effective Tool to Curb Corruption?," Chapters, in: Susan Rose-Ackerman & Tina Søreide (ed.), International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, Volume Two, chapter 19, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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