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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809092203321

Titolo

Fighting corruption in Asia : causes, effects, and remedies / / editors, John Kidd, Frank-Jurgen Richter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2003

ISBN

1-281-93579-4

9786611935795

981-279-539-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (419 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KiddJohn

RichterFrank-Jurgen

Disciplina

364.1323095

Soggetti

Corruption - Asia

Corruption - Asia - Prevention

White collar crimes - Asia

Political corruption - Asia

Political corruption - Asia - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents               ; List of Contributors                           ; Chapter 1 Introduction: Corruption and Its Measures                                                          ; Introduction                   ; The Measurement of Corruption                                    ; The Business of Asian Business                                     ; The Structure of the Book                                ; References                 ; Chapter 2 The OECD Convention and Asia                                             ; Introduction

OECD Anti-Corruption Efforts                                   The Recommendations                          ; The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises                                                        ; The OECD Principles for Corporate Governance                                                   ; Globalizing the Fight against Corruption                                               ; Are Anti-Corruption Efforts Working?                                           ; References

Chapter 3 The Asian Money Laundering Explosion                                                     What Is Money Laundering?                                ; The Increased Relevance of Asia in the Global Money Laundering Dynamic                                                                            



; Money Laundering Typologies in Asia                                          ; Offshore Financial Centres in Asia - A Growing Threat

A Country by Country Evaluation of Money Laundering Problems in Asia                                                                           References and Further Reading                                     ; Chapter 4 Corruption in Context                                      ; Introduction                   ; Characteristics                      ; Comment is Superfluous                             ; Social Pressures                       ; Indonesia                ; Reform             ; References

Chapter 5 Is the 21st Century 'The Age of Asia-Pacific Region'? Hopes and Expectations as Viewed from East Russia                                                                                                                        Introduction                   ; The Definition of Corruption                                   ; The Main Organized Crimes in the Far East of Russia                                                          ; A Short Overview of the Situation in the Far East Countries beyond Russia

Comparisons of Fights against Corruption - as a Way of Perfecting of Russian Legislation

Sommario/riassunto

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. If investors and accountants can concur on the degree of disclosure that is morally right we may come to some global agreement on what constitutes corruption - but to do this we have to bring together those who advocate profit-making with those who see this as usury; and we have to care for the future in novel ways - unknown in the past - so a