All Outputs (7)

Public Integrity: from anti-corruption rhetoric to substantive moral ideal (2020)
Journal Article

Recently, policy actors have posited the promotion of public integrity as a new response to corruption in government and the decline in trust in public institutions. However, often, this use of the term «public integrity» amounts to little more than... Read More about Public Integrity: from anti-corruption rhetoric to substantive moral ideal.

Combating corruption in the twenty-first century: new approaches (2018)
Journal Article

Despite the focus placed on combating corruption over the last quarter-century, practical results have been disappointing. A small number of "success" stories cannot mask the fact that corruption continues to blight the lives of millions of citizens.... Read More about Combating corruption in the twenty-first century: new approaches.

Introduction: towards a better understanding of corruption and anti-corruption (2018)
Journal Article

Cultural specificity versus institutional universalism: a critique of the National Integrity System (NIS) methodology (2017)
Journal Article

This article provides an assessment and critique of the National Integrity System approach and methodology, informed by the experience of conducting an NIS review in Cambodia. It explores four key issues that potentially undermine the relevance and... Read More about Cultural specificity versus institutional universalism: a critique of the National Integrity System (NIS) methodology.

Rethinking corruption: hocus-pocus, locus and focus (2017)
Journal Article

Although there has been a significant increase in research on the phenomenon of corruption over the last quarter-century, there is little evidence that this has resulted in effective policy interventions, nor in any significant reduction in its scope... Read More about Rethinking corruption: hocus-pocus, locus and focus.

“Close but no cigar”: the measurement of corruption (2014)
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The financial cost of corruption has recently been estimated at more than 5 per cent of global GDP. Yet, despite the widespread agreement that corruption is one of the most pressing policy challenges facing world leaders, it remains as widespread tod... Read More about “Close but no cigar”: the measurement of corruption.

Political corruption: Problems and perspectives (1997)
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