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Combating Corruption in the Asian and Pacific Economies

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This publication covers a broad set of issues ranging from corruption as a challenge to good governance and economic development to anticorruption actions at national, regional, and international levels.

It provides policymakers, business, civil-society organizations, and other stakeholders with an assessment of specific anticorruption strategies already in place and explores new approaches.

Moreover, it serves as a key element in the network building and information sharing which is essential to successful coordination and cooperation among key players in the reform effort.

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Contents

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Foreword, Executive Summary, Keynote Address and Opening Remarks [ PDF: 108kb | 45 pages ]

I. Regional Strategies and International Instruments to Fight Corruption [ PDF: 118kb | 46 pages ]

1. India’s Anticorruption Strategy
   VIJAY K. SHUNGLU
2. Corruption in Papua New Guinea
   Paul Bengo
3. International Instruments to Fight Corruption
   Mark Pieth
4. Fostering Greater Transparency in the Asia-Pacific Region
   Robert Lees
5. Actions to Fight Money Laundering of Proceeds of Crime
   Michael C. Blanchflower

II. Measures to Combat and Prevent Corruption [ PDF: 428kb | 157 pages ]

1. Reforming the Philippine Customs Service Through Electronic Governance
   Guillermo l. Parayno, Jr.
2. Anticorruption Strategies in Public Procurement
   JeanMarie Fath Meyer
3. Curbing Corruption in Procurement
   Rocky H.T. Wong
4. Corruption: The Costs for Development and Good Governance
   Michael Johnston
5. Accountability and Anticorruption Agencies in the Asia-Pacific Region
   Jon S.T. Quah
6. Pillars of Integrity: Supreme Audit Institutions
   Rick Stapenhurst
7. Denying Tax Deductibility of Bribery in the United Kingdom
   Carolyn Hubbard
8. Denying Tax Deductibility of Bribery in the Republic of Korea
   Kuen Ho Chang
9. Measures to Fight Corruption
   Carlos R. Alindada
10. Combating Corruption in the Asia-Pacific Economies
    Tunku Abdul Aziz
11. Encouraging Good Corporate Behavior
    David Lyman
12. Company Codes of Conduct
    Michael N. Davies
13. Fighting Corruption: The Role of Trade Unions
    Esperanza Ocampo
14. Managing Business Fraud Risk
    Steven Ingram
15. Good Mass Media Governance
    Kavi Chongkittavorn
16. The Use of Report Cards in Monitoring Corruption
    Samuel Paul

III. Developing Anticorruption Strategies [ PDF: 132kb | 46 pages ]

1. Hong Kong, China’s Anticorruption Strategy
   Julie Mu Fee-man
2. Strategies for Combating Corruption in Pakistan
   Shafiur Rahman
3. Korea’s Strategies to Fight Corruption
   Hong Jae IM
4. Anticorruption Initiatives of the United States Agency for International Development
   Ed Anderson
5. Anticorruption Initiatives of the International Monetary Fund
   Anton Op de Beke
6. Anticorruption Initiatives of the World Bank
   Bernard Funck
7. Developing Effective Approaches to Implement Anticorruptions Strategies: A Summary of the Breakout Discussions

Epiloque, Participants and Abbreviations [ PDF: 88kb | 33 pages ]