Fighting Corruption in Asia : Causes, Effects and Remedies

by Kidd, John; Richter, Frank-Jurgen

• ISBN13: 9789812382429
• ISBN10: 9812382429
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

"Fundamental changes within economies are needed to create arm's-length relations between governments, corporations, and banks. We are taking risks when investing in the future, and risk-taking demands openness and truthfulness from the agents we employ. I"

Table of Contents

Introduction: Corruption and Its Measures	p. 1
The OECD Convention and Asia	p. 27
The Asian Money Laundering Explosion	p. 47
Corruption in Context	p. 73
Is the 21st Century 'The Age of Asia-Pacific Region'? Hopes and Expectations as Viewed from East Russia	p. 91
Monopoly Rights and Wrongs: Two Forms of Intellectual Property Rights Violations in Asia	p. 115
Corruption in Mainland China Today: Data and Law in a Dubious Battle	p. 175
Culture and Level of Industrialization as Determinants of Corruption in Asia	p. 203
The Economy of Seepage and Leakage in Asia: The Most Dangerous Issue	p. 221
Combating Corruption in Southeast Asia	p. 237
The Institutional Economics of Legal Institutions, Guanxi, and Corruption in the PR China	p. 271
The Nature of Corruption Hidden Culture: The Case of Korea	p. 297
Combating Corruption in Thailand: A Call to an End of the "White Buffet"	p. 317
Comparitive Study of Anti-Corruption Systems, Efforts and Strategies in Asian Countries: Focusing on Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Korea	p. 349
An Exploration of the Dynamics of the 'Corrupter' and the 'Corrupted': Developing Cutting Edge Practices to Prevent Seduction	p. 377
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