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James E 2006. Clean or corrupt: tsunami aid in Aceh. Canberra: Australian National University, Asia
Pacific School of Economics and Government
This paper examines the problems that are likely to be encountered in meeting the public undertakings
given by the Indonesian Government and donors that the funds donated to Indonesia following the 2004
tsunami would not end up in the wrong hands.
Kasper W 2006. Make poverty history: tackle corruption. Issue analysis (Centre for Independent Studies)
no. 67
This paper contends that foreign aid tends to facilitate corruption. It notes that attempts to improve
accountability in foreign aid, though costly, are becoming more common, because simply disbursing aid
to kleptocratic regimes has debased the institutions essential for economic growth and has entrenched
corrupt elites.
Kaufmann D, Kraay A & Mastruzzi M 2006. Governance matters V: governance indicators for 1996–2005
Washington, DC: World Bank. http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/govmatters5
This paper reports on the latest update of the World Bank’s governance indicators, covering 213
countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance: voice and accountability political
stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of
corruption.
Khatri N, Tsang EWK & Begley TM 2006. Cronyism: a cross-cultural analysis. Journal of international
business studies 37(1): 61–75
This paper analyses the concept of cronyism and argues that it comes in various guises arising from
different motivational bases and power dependence relations. The paper distinguishes cronyism from
related constructs and posits that it is a form of corruption with different dynamics from other forms. The
paper considers the likelihood of cronyism occurring across cultures.
Larmour P 2006. Culture and corruption in the Pacific Islands: some conceptual issues and findings from
studies of National Integrity Systems. Canberra: Australian National University, Asia Pacific School of
Economics and Government
This paper finds differences between elite and popular opinion about corruption, and links between
suspicions of corruption and ethnic divisions. It concludes with consideration of the impact of different
understandings to anti-corruption practice.
Larmour P & Barcham M 2006. National integrity systems in small Pacific Island states. Public
administration and development 26(2): 173–184
This paper compares the conclusions reached by Alan Doig and Stephanie McIvor in their study of 18
countries (Public Administration and Development 2003) with an overview of a subsequent study of 12
small island states in the South Pacific using the same method. Though the sample was not chosen
with scale in mind, smallness might explain some of the similarities between the Pacific Island cases,
particularly the risks associated with offshore financial centres, trust funds and investments. Their relative
size and weakness has also made them targets for direct intervention by Australian police and officials to
rebuild anti-corruption institutions. The paper goes on to show how the evidence from the Pacific Island
cases raises questions about some of the standard proposals for anti-corruption reform: stronger parties,
an ICAC, civil society coalitions and greater accountability and transparency.
Lo SSH 2006. Ethical governance and anti-corruption in Greater China: a comparison of mainland China,
Hong Kong and Macao. CPSA/ACSP papers. http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2006/Lo.pdf
This paper aims to compare anti-corruption and ethical governance in the regional governments of Hong
Kong and Macao with that in the national government of the People’s Republic of China.