All posts tagged "corruption"

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  UK’s revolving door rules not applied properly, watchdog says

  British government departments are failing to apply rules that are designed to prevent corruption when civil servants move to the private sector, the public spending watchdog has found. A study

  • Posted August 11, 2017
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  Indian anti-corruption drive raises fears of unequal treatment

  The Indian government is moving to sweep incompetent and corrupt officials out of the civil service. But Abhimanyu Kumar hears concerns that unless elected politicians get the same treatment, civil

  • Posted July 18, 2017
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  Corruption: Multinationals in developing countries – who’s accountable?

  Evidence shows corruption can actually increase in some developing countries after deregulation. Dr Pallavi Roy, Convenor of MA Globalisation and Multinational Corporations at SOAS University of London, sets the scene

  • Posted July 17, 2017
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  Myanmar reform plan launched to strengthen civil service

  The government of Myanmar has launched a four-year strategic plan for reform of its civil service, placing a strong emphasis on tackling corruption. The wide-ranging plan, which says it aims

  • Posted July 16, 2017
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  China shuts the ‘revolving door’

  China has introduced tough new rules on civil servants who leave their jobs for the private sector as part of a nationwide crackdown on corruption. Officials in leadership positions or

  • Posted June 22, 2017
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  Chinese social media opening up public debate, university study finds

  Chinese social media systems are fostering a more open public debate within the country on political and social issues such as corruption, new research from the University of Rhode Island

  • Posted April 27, 2017
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  OECD chief of staff calls for bold policies on gender equality

  Governments have been urged to increase female participation in decision-making as part of efforts to crack down on corruption, tackle unemployment and boost economic growth. OECD chief of staff and

  • Posted March 20, 2017
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  Populism enables ‘endemic corruption’, report warns

  Transparency International has warned of “endemic corruption” in public sectors all over the world, after its analysis revealed that two-thirds of the 176 countries examined score less than half marks

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  Senior Republicans prepare to squeeze civil servants’ benefits and protections

  Republicans in Congress are planning to reduce the size of the federal workforce and push through reforms that will cut pensions, halt automatic pay rises, crack down on publicly-funded union

  • Posted November 25, 2016
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  Indian demonetisation may clear the way for radical tax reforms

  A think tank linked to the Indian government’s ‘demonetisation’ initiative is in talks with government figures over a radical set of taxation reforms, Global Government Forum has learned. On 9

  • Posted November 18, 2016
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