{"product_id":"governments-ngos-and-anti-corruption-the-new-integrity-warriors-9780415599610","title":"Governments, NGOs and Anti-Corruption: The New Integrity Warriors","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Luís de Sousa\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this book is to understand the rise, future and implications of two important new kinds of \"integrity warriors\" - official anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) and anti-corruption NGOs - and to locate them in a wider context and history of anti-corruption activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey issues of corruption and anti-corruption are discussed in an integrated and innovative way; through a number of country studies including Taiwan and South Korea, South East Europe, Fiji, Russia and the Baltic States. Some of the questions, used to examine the development of new anti-corruption actors, include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn what context were these born?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do they operate in pursuing their mission and mandate?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow successful have they been in relation to expected results?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo what extent are governmental and non governmental actors aware of each other and how far do they cooperate towards the common goal of fighting corruption?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat explains the shift in emphasis after the end of the cold war, from national to international action?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernments, NGOs and Anti-Corruption will be of interest to students and scholars of corruption, public policy, political science, developmental studies and law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuís de Sousa is an Associate Researcher at CIES-ISCTE, Portugal and Calouste Gulbenkian Fellow at the European University Institute, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Hindess is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Larmour is a Reader in Public Policy and Governance at the Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45235577159831,"sku":"9780415599610","price":6819.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415599610.webp?v=1769210201","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/governments-ngos-and-anti-corruption-the-new-integrity-warriors-9780415599610","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}