... is assessed with the pandemic environment and the policy decisions by the Government. Sri Lanka was a detailed case study of how politicians exploited the pandemic environment to suppress democracy and move their semi-autocratic agenda forward. However, Sri Lanka was not the only nation that faced...

...Alessandro Arcobasso Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief answer to the following questions: in the arena for State and non-State actors, who and how may guarantee the balance between democracy, State and market? How can the citizens’ economic well-being be prioritized, in terms...

... Developing countries Asian countries Democracy Corruption is broadly defined as the misuse of official authority for personal interest (Rodriguez et al., 2005). Corruption, as a subject, has started getting increased prominence among the researchers and policymakers of the developing world...

... at: matt.levie@gmail.com © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Russia Transparency Corruption Procurement Democracy It is a truism that corruption is an extremely damaging phenomenon; it wastes taxpayer money, promotes inefficiency...

...Vasudev Das Purpose The purpose of this study is to sonographically explore kleptocracy in Nigeria’s nascent democracy and evaluate how democracy can mitigate kleptocratic behavior amongst Nigerian political elite for a positive social change using sonic therapeutic intervention lens. Design...