Fighting Corruption in East Asia : Solutions from the Private Sector
Keywords
COMBATING BRIBERYCORPORATE ETHICS
REGULATORY MEASURES
BEST PRACTICES
FOREIGN INVESTORS
INSTALLMENTS
BRIBES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
MONOPOLIES
INTEGRITY
OFFENSE
ETHICAL STANDARDS
DEGREE OF CORRUPTION
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
PUBLIC FINANCE
SCANDALS
FIGHTING CORRUPTION
ETHICS
LEADERSHIP
TUITION
SENTENCING GUIDELINES
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
FACILITATION PAYMENTS
PENALTIES
PUBLIC AGENCIES
BPI
LEGISLATION
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY
POLITICAL LEADERS
PETTY CORRUPTION
PUBLIC SECTOR
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
INITIATIVE
GOVERNANCE RATINGS
FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
SOLICITATION
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
GRAND CORRUPTION
ANTI-CORRUPTION
BUREAUCRACY
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
CORRUPTION ISSUES
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
GOVERNANCE REFORM
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
MONOPOLY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CPI
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEXES
VULNERABILITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GRAFT
BID RIGGING
BUSINESS PLANS
INVESTIGATIONS
MONEY LAUNDERING
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
UNFAIR COMPETITION
CORRUPT
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
CORRUPT INTERESTS
POLITICAL COMPETITION
BRIBE
LOBBYISTS
EXCHANGE RATE
CAPACITY BUILDING
LAWS
ORGANIZED CRIME
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
ENTREPRENEURS
SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION
CORRUPT COUNTRIES
POLICE OFFICERS
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
CORPORATE SCANDALS
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
PROSECUTION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
COLLAPSE
NATIONAL LAWS
FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES
LEADERSHIP
TAX COLLECTION
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
POOR PERFORMANCE
NEW COMPANY
PUBLIC POLICIES
TELEPHONE LINES
POLITICAL RIGHTS
ACCOUNTING
PUBLIC SECTOR
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
DISCLOSURE
CORRUPTION IN POLITICS
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
IMPROPER ADVANTAGE
RED TAPE
GLOBAL STANDARDS
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
VESTED INTERESTS
MEDIA
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
POLITICAL ECONOMY
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
ANTICORRUPTION POLICY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
SECURITIES
PROSECUTORS
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
FACILITATING PAYMENT
ABUSES
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
PRIVATIZATION
BRIBE PAYERS INDEX
RULE OF LAW
MEASURING CORRUPTION
PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION
SCHOLARSHIPS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTIGATION
PARTNERSHIP
BRIBING
ETHICS
LOAN
COMPLAINTS
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
CORRUPT PRACTICES
ENTERPRISE GROWTH
BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS
COUNTRIES FIRMS
INFORMATION SHARING
CORRUPTION
INFORMERS
CORRUPTION DATA
CAPITAL FLOWS
INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
POLICE
LOBBYING
BUSINESS PLANS
VULNERABILITY
METHODOLOGY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
REPRESENTATIVES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
TRANSNATIONAL BRIBERY
LOCAL BUSINESS
NATIONS
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
JUDICIARY
CORRUPTION
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPTION CORRUPTION IN POLITICS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CRIMINAL
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
CORRUPT OFFICIALS
ANTI-BRIBERY
CIVIL SOCIETY
ETHICS
CORRUPTION ACT
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LAW ENFORCEMENT
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
LEGISLATORS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ABUSE
COMPLAINT
CITIZEN
DIRECT INVESTMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
DEMOCRACY
FACILITATION
TRANSPARENCY
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CODES OF CONDUCT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
METHODOLOGY
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ANTICORRUPTION
BRIBE PAYERS
ANTIBRIBERY
CRONYISM
RISK OF FRAUD
ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS
EMPLOYEE
COLLUSION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
LEADERSHIP
CAPITAL MARKETS
PARTNERSHIP
PROCUREMENT
KICKBACK
ANTICORRUPTION LAWS
INCOME
KICKBACKS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
CIVIL LIBERTIES
BIDDING
MULTINATIONAL
FRAUD
PUBLIC SECTOR
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT
MISAPPROPRIATION
BANKS
EXTORTION
CRIME
RISK MANAGEMENT
BRIBERY CONVENTION
PUNISHMENT
ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES
SANCTIONS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14749Abstract
The critical need for private sector involvement in the fight against corruption is now an accepted fact, particularly in East Asia, where there is a buoyant private sector and where corruption has often been equated with cronyism. Cutting off corruption's supply side is a vital step in limiting the economic damage inflicted by corrupt practices. Despite the importance of private sector efforts in this regard, little attention has been paid to company anticorruption programs and to trying to learn from company experience. This book, which is based on research cosponsored by the World Bank and the Conference Board, provides detailed documentation of the efforts of Western and Asian companies to develop good standards of business conduct in their East Asian operations. It provides evidence that a common set of principles for resisting corruption can be established notwithstanding the rich cultural diversity and ownership structure of firms based in that region.Date
2003-08Identifier
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/147490-8213-5535-X
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14749
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