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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...

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;...

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...

This is a report of the Seventh Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries, which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 3 – 5 December 2013. The main...

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...

This article develops a framework for conceptualising authoritarian governance and rule in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. After introducing the national and academic...

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...

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...

This article conceptualizes the concepts of Citizen Participation, Transparency, and Accountability in Vietnam. In the contested debates of the link between citizen...

The government of Vietnam has implemented “the National Target Program on New Rural Development” for the period 2010–2020. The New Rural Development Program was launched in 2008...

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,...

‘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...

The media and investigative journalism play a crucial role in bringing allegations of corruption to light and fighting against impunity. International consortiums of...

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...

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...

E-governance has gained popularity in recent years, with many countries resorting to information communications technology (ICTs) to modernise government, increase efficiency...

According to data published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on April 18, 2019, the 2019 World Press Freedom Index categorizes the media climate in more than three-fourths of...

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...

Impartial, competent and efficient judiciaries are vital in addressing corruption. Both qualitative and quantitative aspects of performance should be considered when assessing...

Getting urbanisation right is a prerequisite for human development and environmental sustainability. Yet, corruption risks in urbanisation abound and threaten to stymie...