...Ernie Ko Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the causes of police corruption in Taiwan and identify those factors which can enhance the status of police. Design/methodology/approach A literature review and eight in-depth interviews of informants are employed to support...

... approval rating, or to continue implementing their policies smoothly through their very last moments in office. It is not rare for former presidents in new democracies to be involved in corruption scandals, or be convicted after retirement. So, is the imperial but fragile president a universal phenomenon...

...Jin-Wook Choi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how corruption has changed over time in South Korea and to explore how the corruption control and prevention efforts of the Korean government have been successful and failed. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws...

...Eiji Oyamada Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the Rwandan government’s anti-corruption strategy and identify lessons for policymakers in other countries. Design/methodology/approach This paper relies on materials obtained from the Rwandan government, from websites, research...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain why Botswana, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, New Zealand, Rwanda and Singapore have succeeded in combating corruption and identify the lessons for policy makers in other countries. Design/methodology/approach The five...

...Dr Jon S.T. Quah; Robert Gregory Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the causes and circumstances of what has become systemic corruption in Vietnam, and the reasons why the moves taken by the regime to combat it have been largely ineffective so far. Design/methodology/approach...

...Dr Jon S.T. Quah; Feisal Khan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current state of corruption in Pakistan and evaluate attempts by the government to combat its entrenched corruption culture. Design/methodology/approach – The paper shows that Pakistan’s legacy of British...

...Dr Jon S.T. Quah; Grant W Walton Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the key causes of and solutions to corruption in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and suggest ways for improving anti-corruption efforts. Design/methodology/approach – This paper comprises a desk-based review...

...Dr Jon S.T. Quah; Professor Chilik Yu; Eric Vincent C. Batalla Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the anti-corruption performance of the Philippine government, particularly under the leadership of President Benigno Aquino III. Design/methodology/approach – The paper evaluates...

...Dr Jon S.T. Quah; Professor Chilik Yu; Robert Gregory Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship between political independence and operational impartiality in regard to the effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies (ACAs). Against this background of western orthodoxy...

...Dr Jon S.T. Quah; Professor Chilik Yu; Yong Guo; Songfeng Li Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze several measures which the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has adopted to curb corruption and to make recommendations to curb the spread of corruption. Design...

...Gerald Caiden Purpose Official corruption has always plagued the conduct of public affairs and taxed every generation to keep it within reasonable bounds. Concerned governments have tried to apply whatever available remedies came to hand with varying success. Yet whenever one of corruption's many...

...Dennis C. McCornac Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine corruption in Vietnam's higher education system and offer a number of suggestions to address the issue. Design/methodology/approach The first section gives an introduction to the current higher education system in Vietnam...

...Jean Berlie Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of education to fight corruption in East Timor. The Anti Corruption Commission (CAC or Komisaun Anti Korupsaun (KAK) in Tetum) is very concerned by this question of education. The Ombdusman, previously in charge...