Corruption scandals, scandal clusters and contemporary politics in New Zealand

Barrett, Patrick; Zirker, Daniel

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“…In Denmark, there were two scandals in 2018: the money-laundering scandal at the Estonian branch of the Danske Bank and the embezzlement scandal at the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs' administrative department ( The Local , 2019). A content analysis of two newspapers found 622 New Zealand corruption stories during 2000–2016 (Barrett and Zirker, 2016, p. 229).…”

Section: Lessons For Combating Corruption In Other Countriesmentioning

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Corruption scandals in six Asian countries: a comparative analysis

Quah¹

2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare and evaluate how the governments in six Asian countries have dealt with selected grand corruption scandals.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on the comparative analysis of 11 corruption scandals examined in the six articles on India, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore included in this special issue of Public Administration and Policy.FindingsThe responses of the governments in the six countries depend on the strength of their political will in combating corruption. The responses of the governments in Malaysia, Philippines, India and Japan reflect their weak political will in combating corruption and lack of accountability of the corrupt offenders. By contrast, the strong political will of the governments in Singapore and Macau is reflected in the investigation and punishment of the corrupt offenders without any cover-up of the scandals.Originality/valueThe findings would be of interest to scholars, policymakers and anti-corruption practitioners and activists.

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Section: Lessons For Combating Corruption In Other Countriesmentioning

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Corruption scandals in six Asian countries: a comparative analysis

Quah¹

2020

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“…Second, corruption scandals can suddenly come out as a “cluster” in which political opposition and the mass media reveal the dirty side of the political arena. According to Barrett and Zirker (2016, p. 231):Corruption scandals tend to be centrally linked with extensive news media coverage. They also tend to shed a very different light on the political arena than do individual scandals in terms of their impact on the erosion of values, and on casting doubt upon the viability of institutions, while confirming in their repetition the reality of problems in moral, institutional, and political leadership.…”

Section: Dynamics Of Corruption Scandalsmentioning

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Comparative corruption scandals in Macau: the cases of Ao Man-long and Ho Chio-meng

2020

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PurposeThis paper aims at comparing and contrasting the Ao Man-long scandal with the Ho Chio-meng case in Macau, drawing lessons from the two events and casting lights on the literature on corruption scandals.Design/methodology/approachThe study used documentary research and interpretative and analytical approaches.FindingsThe two cases show considerable administrative discretion on the part of the principal officials involved, and remedial measures along the line of having more rigorous and frequent internal auditing may be necessary.Originality/valueOriginal analyses were conducted together with literature review and documentary research. This paper would be of interest to scholars and practitioners concerned with how Macau combats corruption.

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“…Along with other, less wellknown instances of interest, such as the bestowing of honours, or the use of government agencies overseas to promote particular industries or ministers, there is a fertile field for study. Barrett and Zirker (2016) however, have shown that examining scandals in New Zealand and in particular how the response to them fits into themes, can have excellent illustrative use in studying corruption and patterns in them. While they were concerned with changes in incidence over time, taking frequency of scandal as an indicator of changes, the brief examination here is focused more on patterns of scandal type; that is, where and who is being influenced, as well as how they intersect with the law.…”

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Trading in Influence in New Zealand

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<p>This thesis investigates Trading in Influence in the Aotearoa New Zealand context and examines how potentially corrupt behaviours have been normalised in New Zealand. The thesis draws on the long history of corruption studies, in particular the dynamic tension between approaches that look at illegal corrupt acts, and broader approaches of ‘legal' corruption, which is viewed as an endemic and systematic issue. From this literature, the thesis focuses on the definition of Trading in Influence Johnston (2005) describes, with reference to the relevant clauses in The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), although not using the convention’s definition directly. The thesis utilises two key theoretical frameworks: Johnson’s (2005) Influence Markets framework, and Ashford and Anand’s (2003) Normalisation framework that has until now only been applied to organisational corruption studies. The empirical component of the thesis consists of two interlinked sets of data. First, two paradigmatic case studies are examined: the Jami-Lee Ross donations scandal and the New Zealand First Foundation donations scandal. The events are thematically analysed against the Trading in Influence framework, alongside a narrative of media coverage and discourse related to the cases. Second, a series of interviews with individuals involved with government relations and the political system are analysed thematically with particular attention paid to the language and rationales used, as well as the specific behaviours discussed by participants. These two data sets are triangulated to the literature, with three key findings:(1) Trading in Influence is a nascent problem in New Zealand; (2) Trading in Influence has been normalised in a number of key ways, including appeals to legality and the casualisation of influential relationships; (3) the New Zealand experience can help us refine the Normalisation framework for future studies. The thesis concludes by contextualising the manifestation of the syndrome in Aotearoa New Zealand, pointing towards other aspects which may need to be controlled and researched. Thus, this thesis offers a contribution not only to studies on corruption in Aotearoa New Zealand, but also a theoretical contribution to the causes of Trading in Influence, and the Normalisation of legal corrupt behaviour.</p>

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Corruption scandals, scandal clusters and contemporary politics in New Zealand

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Corruption scandals in six Asian countries: a comparative analysis

Corruption scandals in six Asian countries: a comparative analysis

Comparative corruption scandals in Macau: the cases of Ao Man-long and Ho Chio-meng

Trading in Influence in New Zealand

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