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Sandgren C 2005. Combating corruption: the misunderstood role of law. International lawyer 39(3):
717–731
This paper examines the notion that the prospects of fighting corruption have improved, notes the factors
contributing to this development and considers strategies for fighting corruption.
Sapio F 2005. Implementing anticorruption in the PRC: patterns of selectivity. Centre for East and South
East Asian Studies working paper no. 10. http://www.ace.lu.se/images/Syd_och_sydostasienstudier/
working_papers/Sapio.pdf
This paper addresses why anti-corruption is enforced in a selective way. It notes that unless the concept
of anti-corruption campaign is discarded in favour of that of anti-corruption policy, the reasoning utilised
in trying to address this question will remain somewhat circular. The paper examines three patterns of
selective implementation. First, punishment of most crimes takes place inside the disciplinary system
by means of organisational measures (zuzhi cuoshi), means themselves different from either disciplinary
or criminal sanctions (chufen). Second, laws proscribing graft (tanwu) and passive bribery (shouhui) are
more likely to be implemented than laws punishing other crimes of corruption, as active bribery (xinghui),
misappropriation of public funds (nuoyong gongkuan), possession of property in excess of legitimate
income (yu’e caichan laiyuan buming), dividing state assets (sifen guoyou zichan), fines and confiscated
goods (sifen famo caiwu). Third, courts are sentencing offenders in ways that are often inconsistent with
the graduation mechanism of the criminal law.
Spector B (ed) 2005. Fighting corruption in developing countries: strategies and analysis. Bloomfield CT:
Kumarian Press
This book presents a sector-by-sector analysis of the problems that stunt economic growth, distort
governance, limit civic and democratic participation, and infuriate the populace. The book argues that
examining the issue through the lens of nine key development sectors – education, agriculture, energy,
environment, health, justice, private business, political parties and public finance – will help us to
understand the problem realistically and identify concrete initiatives that are likely to have an impact. The
book concludes with practical and policy-oriented suggestions for corruption control that minimise the
risk of recorrupting forces that often threaten to reverse gains.
Strokirch K 2005. The region in review: international issues and events, 2004. Contemporary Pacific
17(2): 416–433
This paper reports on developments in the Pacific region including in the context of corruption, the
imposition of a legal obligation to implement designated anti-corruption measures by the United Nations.
Sun Y 2005. Corruption, growth, and reform: the Chinese enigma. Current history 104(683): 257–263
This paper argues that the cumulative unfolding of corruption’s many paradoxes in China has, above all,
built up momentum and public support to improve state capacities, rather than further weaken them.
It suggests that Beijing does not suffer a legitimacy deficit despite corruption’s staying power as a top
public concern.
Sung H-E 2005. Between demand and supply: bribery in international trade. Crime, law and social
change 44(1): 111–131
This paper examines how two hypotheses on the dynamics of transnational bribery (namely ‘demand–
pull’ and ‘supply– push’) are formulated and tested.
Svensson J 2005. Eight questions about corruption. Journal of economic perspectives 19(3): 19–42
This paper discusses eight frequently asked questions about public corruption: (1) What is corruption?
(2) Which countries are the most corrupt? (3) What are the common characteristics of countries with
high corruption? (4) What is the magnitude of corruption? (5) Do higher wages for bureaucrats reduce
corruption? (6) Can competition reduce corruption? (7) Why have there been so few (recent) successful
attempts to fight corruption? (8) Does corruption adversely affect growth?