Why do developing country anti-corruption commissions fail to deal with corruption? Understanding the three dilemmas of organisational development, performance expectation, and donor and government cycles

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-259

  Doig, R Alan ^a   Watt, David ^a   Williams, Robert ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti corruption commissions; Corruption; Organisational development

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVICE; CORRUPTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 34547762633     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.452     Document Type: Review

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