Breaking the cycle of failure in combating corruption in Asian countries
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the five mistakes made by political leaders in Asian countries in combating corruption. These mistakes constitute the cycle of failure which must be broken for Asian countries to succeed in fighting corruption. Design/methodology/approach – This pap...
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| description | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the five mistakes made by political leaders in Asian countries in combating corruption. These mistakes constitute the cycle of failure which must be broken for Asian countries to succeed in fighting corruption. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on the comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of the anti-corruption measures adopted by various Asian countries. Findings – The cycle of failure in combating corruption in Asian countries arises from their governments’ reliance on corrupt political leaders and the police, and multiple anti-corruption agencies as attack dogs or paper tigers. Originality/value – This paper would be of interest to those policymakers, anti-corruption practitioners, and scholars, who are concerned with enhancing the effectiveness of anti-corruption strategies in their countries by breaking the cycle of failure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79ece43c42064525b279d40e1803f8bc2022-12-22T03:32:50ZengEmerald PublishingPublic Administration and Policy1727-26452517-679X2021-08-0124212513810.1108/PAP-05-2021-0034669596Breaking the cycle of failure in combating corruption in Asian countriesJon S.T. Quah0National University of Singapore (retired), SingaporePurpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the five mistakes made by political leaders in Asian countries in combating corruption. These mistakes constitute the cycle of failure which must be broken for Asian countries to succeed in fighting corruption. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on the comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of the anti-corruption measures adopted by various Asian countries. Findings – The cycle of failure in combating corruption in Asian countries arises from their governments’ reliance on corrupt political leaders and the police, and multiple anti-corruption agencies as attack dogs or paper tigers. Originality/value – This paper would be of interest to those policymakers, anti-corruption practitioners, and scholars, who are concerned with enhancing the effectiveness of anti-corruption strategies in their countries by breaking the cycle of failure.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PAP-05-2021-0034/full/pdf?title=breaking-the-cycle-of-failure-in-combating-corruption-in-asian-countriesanti-corruption agencieshong kongindiathe philippinessingaporetaiwan |
| spellingShingle | Jon S.T. Quah Breaking the cycle of failure in combating corruption in Asian countries Public Administration and Policy anti-corruption agencies hong kong india the philippines singapore taiwan |
| title | Breaking the cycle of failure in combating corruption in Asian countries |
| title_full | Breaking the cycle of failure in combating corruption in Asian countries |
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| title_short | Breaking the cycle of failure in combating corruption in Asian countries |
| title_sort | breaking the cycle of failure in combating corruption in asian countries |
| topic | anti-corruption agencies hong kong india the philippines singapore taiwan |
| url | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PAP-05-2021-0034/full/pdf?title=breaking-the-cycle-of-failure-in-combating-corruption-in-asian-countries |
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