Fighting governmental corruption: the New World Bank programme evaluated

Haarhuis, C.M. Klein; Leeuw, Frans L.

doi:10.1002/jid.1077

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“…For instance, although strengthened property rights protections lower overall corruption, this effect only carries over to the case of police corruption. Further, these policies might need to be revised as attributes of nations and institutions change (Haarhuis & Leeuw, ). Regarding our findings involving gender and age, our results suggest that policy consideration should be given to anticorruption initiatives that target these and the other relevant demographic groups identified earlier in the text, as appropriate.…”

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Corruption Across Government Occupations: Cross-National Survey Evidence

2014

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This paper uses survey data on cross-national corruption to examine determinants of corruption.The key contribution is in examining differences in corruption across various government occupations: (i) (general) government officials; (ii) customs officers; and (iii) police officers. We find significant differences in corruption across these occupations and factors driving overall corrupt activity, including personal attributes of bribe givers, macroeconomic and institutional factors, and these factors do not necessarily exert similar influences across all government occupations. In particular, police corruption seems qualitatively different from corruption in other occupations.

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“…Thus, researchers and policymakers continue to be interested in the effectiveness of measures to control corruption. Yet, a definitive set of policy prescriptions that work across nations with varying socio‐economic characteristics remains elusive (Haarhuis & Leeuw, ).…”

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Corruption Across Government Occupations: Cross-National Survey Evidence

2014

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“…4 In brief, the former includes empowering citizens and civil society, which, in turn, enhances social capital. Top-down methods involve designing anti-corruption bodies, deregulating the economy, decentralizing governance systems, and instituting checks and balances among branches of government (Haarhuis and Leeuw 2004). Here, encouraging the independence of a professional judiciary is considered essential.…”

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Politics-as-usual on trial: regional anti-corruption campaigns in Indonesia

Davidson

2007

The Pacific Review

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This article explores to what extent to local pro-reform actors matter in Indonesia through the prism of anti-corruption campaigns in the country's regions. I argue that the rash of anti-corruption campaigns and related trials involving legislative members, especially from mid-2004 onward, can be attributed neither to the resources lavished on anti-corruption organizations based in Jakarta, nor to the popularity of President Yudhoyono's anti-corruption rhetoric. Instead, it can be traced to a particular anti-corruption campaign that began in earnest in 2002 in Padang, West Sumatra. Using a multi-dimensional approach, a small group of activists relentlessly pursued their newly elected provincial legislators to be accountable to their democratic mandates and as important, to respect the rule of law pursuant to new national anti-corruption legislation. The guilty verdicts of May 2004 galvanized similar groups across the country to investigate their respective legislative bodies. This exemplary case of societal accountability also demonstrated the leverage activists can gain over local politicians when they forge coalitions with other elite actors, especially those in Jakarta. I further explore two anti-corruption cases in the province of West Kalimantan to place post-Padang developments in their proper perspective. If hopes were raised that regional anti-corruption movements-based on the Padang model-might accomplish more than sensational trials but help consolidate democracy at the regional level by holding elected officials accountable, these two examples show how fleeting these expectations might be.

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“…Such programmes may be needed for a better control of government. Most of the anti-corruption programmes that have been implemented in developing countries over the past decade are supported by international agencies, such as the UNDP, World Bank, IMF, USAID and Asian Development Bank (Haque, 2001; Klein Haarhuis and Leeuw, 2004). Furthermore, in several developing countries, including Indonesia, the reforms include the introduction of direct elections, not only for choosing the President, but also for choosing, for instance, the heads of local governments (Indonesian Government, 2004;Weiner and Ö zbudun, 1987).…”

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Public sector performance measurement in developing countries

Mimba

Helden

Tillema

2007

J Acc & Organizational Change

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Purpose-This paper aims to explore the influence of specific characteristics of the public sector in developing countries (i.e. a low-institutional capacity, a limited involvement of stakeholders, and high levels of corruption and informality), and of reforms of this sector, on public sector performance measurement (PSPM). Design/methodology/approach-Based on a review of prior literature, the paper develops understanding of the demand for and supply of performance information in developing countries, and of changes in this area. Findings-The paper argues that public sector organisations in developing countries are likely to face an unbalanced position, i.e. disequilibrium between the demand for and supply of performance information. More precisely, the public sector reforms-which are partly stimulated by a growing involvement of some stakeholders-lead to an increasing demand for performance information but, because of the low-institutional capacity and the high level of corruption, this increasing demand is not always followed by a sufficient supply of performance information. This leads to an "unsatisfied demand" position. Research limitations/implications-The paper concludes with an overview of issues related to PSPM in a developing country context that require further investigation. Practical implications-The arguments presented in this paper are summarised in an overview of factors that influence the demand for and supply of performance information in the public sector in developing countries. This overview might be helpful to those who are involved in the design of performance measurement systems in these countries. Originality/value-So far, relatively little is known about PSPM in a developing country context. This paper is an attempt to fill this gap.

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Fighting governmental corruption: the New World Bank programme evaluated

Cited by 21 publications

References 22 publications

Corruption Across Government Occupations: Cross-National Survey Evidence

Corruption Across Government Occupations: Cross-National Survey Evidence

Politics-as-usual on trial: regional anti-corruption campaigns in Indonesia

Public sector performance measurement in developing countries

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