Corruption and Good Governance in Asia

<p>Bringing together contributions on the nature of corruption in East and Southeast Asia, this edited volume examines the means of limiting and ultimately eliminating corruption at a national and international level. Taking a country by country approach the text explores:</p><ul> <li>the concept of corruption, now and in the past</li> <li>recent experiences of Asian countries at the macro- and micro-levels</li> <li>practical local and international measures to constrain corruption.</li> </ul><p>The volume outlines key principles of good governance and the policies and practices essential for their application. As such, it represents an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of corruption and how to tackle the problem.</p> <p><strong>Part 1.</strong> East Asia Introduction 1. Developmentalism, Corruption, and Marketization of Public Policies in Japan 2<em>.</em> The Reform Discourse and China’s War on Corruption 3<em>.</em> Public Attitudes to Corruption in Taiwan <em> </em>4. Corruption in the Korean Public and Private Sector<em> </em>5. The ‘Misery’ of Implementation: Governance, Institutions and Anti-Corruption in Vietnam<em> </em>6. Corruption Control in Hong Kong <strong>Part 2.</strong> Southeast Asia<strong> </strong>Introduction 7. Corruption: The Peculiarities of Singapore 8. Profiting from Disasters: Corruption, Hazard and Society in the Philippines 9. Corruption in Burma and the Corruption of Burma <em> </em>10. Governance in Indonesia: Developing Research Strategies <em> </em>11. The State, Governance and Corruption in Malaysia <em> </em>12. Combatting Corruption in the Transformation of Thailand <em> </em><strong>Part 3.</strong> Viewpoints 13. Corruption: A Challenge for Modern Governance <em> </em>14. Corruption and Anti-Corruption: An Afterword </p>