Fighting Corruption in East Asia : Solutions from the Private Sector
The critical need for private sector involvement in the fight against corruption is now an accepted fact, particularly in East Asia, where there is a buoyant private sector and where corruption has often been equated with cronyism. Cutting off corr...
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| Format: | Publication |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/8299868/fighting-corruption-east-asia-solutions-private-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14749 |
| Summary: | The critical need for private sector
involvement in the fight against corruption is now an
accepted fact, particularly in East Asia, where there is a
buoyant private sector and where corruption has often been
equated with cronyism. Cutting off corruption's supply
side is a vital step in limiting the economic damage
inflicted by corrupt practices. Despite the importance of
private sector efforts in this regard, little attention has
been paid to company anticorruption programs and to trying
to learn from company experience. This book, which is based
on research cosponsored by the World Bank and the Conference
Board, provides detailed documentation of the efforts of
Western and Asian companies to develop good standards of
business conduct in their East Asian operations. It provides
evidence that a common set of principles for resisting
corruption can be established notwithstanding the rich
cultural diversity and ownership structure of firms based in
that region. |
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