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Curbing Corruption
in Asia: A Comparative Study of Six Countries
(Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, 2003).
The following are comments on this book
by seven scholars and practitioners:
Curbing Corruption in Asia will be regarded
as a turning point in the debate over corruption.
Quah combines broad comparative concepts with
a detailed account of corruption and reforms
in six countries to spell out critical policy
choices Asian societies face. His analysis of
three patterns of corruption control is a welcome
departure from the many reform proposals that
emphasize the same factors everywhere, and thus
do not really fit anywhere. Not only can corruption
be controlled; Quah shows how several Asian
societies have done it. At the same time, he
identifies critical points at which controls
can fail. Anyone concerned with corruption and
development in Asia should give the lessons
in this book very careful thought.”
- Dr. Michael
Johnston, Professor of Political Science, Colgate
University and Co-editor, Political Corruption:
Concepts and Contexts
“Jon Quah’s
Curbing Corruption in Asia is an excellent primer
on the complex and often highly politicized
issues of corruption control. By focusing on
the experiences of six Asian countries, he was
able to break down difficult, multi-faceted
elements into a simple comparative model analyzing
patterns of corruption control. The lessons
shared in this book reinforce and concretely
illustrate why and how dedicated political will
by all political actors, not only elected or
appointed leadership, is required for the fight
against corruption to succeed. In doing this,
Jon Quah builds on the key concept of “policing”,
which is not a function of one agency alone,
but the responsibility of a whole range of political
actors that makes corruption a “low reward
and high risk” undertaking. Even though
the book extols the successes of the Singapore
and Hong Kong pattern (which involves the impartial
implementation of comprehensive anti-corruption
laws by a specific anti-corruption agency),
it is careful to highlight the policy context
for which this pattern would be applicable.
Since the developing world is hungry for systematic
analysis and practical lessons, such as what
Jon Quah presents in this book, many will find
this a valuable and practical starting point
in understanding the challenges for corruption
control.”
- Pauline Tamesis, Policy Adviser (Anti-Corruption,
Accountability and Transparency), United Nations
Development Programme
“Jon
Quah is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading
scholars on corruption in Asia, and he has produced
a unique and valuable book that probes the effectiveness
of the anti-corruption function in various Asian
countries. Drawing upon a wealth of source material
and the author’s intimate knowledge of political,
economic and social milieu within these countries,
Quah lays out a series of detailed case studies
of how Hong Kong, India, Mongolia, the Philippines,
Singapore and South Korea have struggled, with
various degrees of success, to curb the scourge
of corruption. The result is a highly readable
volume for academics and practitioners alike that
underscores the importance of political will and
the choice of enforcement mechanisms in the ongoing
struggle against corruption and maladministration.”
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Dr Robert P. Beschel Jr., Lead Public Sector Specialist,
South Asia Vice Presidency, The World Bank
“From
the most well known expert on corruption in Asia,
Curbing Corruption in Asia is an excellent study
that evaluates anti-corruption strategies in six
Asian countries. In a message to academics and
practitioners alike, Jon Quah concludes that political
will is the key ingredient to minimizing corruption.
Based on detailed country studies that adopt a
common comparative framework, the book illustrates
a variety of experience with one of Asia’s
most serious problems. Anyone interested in how
some countries in Asia have defeated corruption
should read this book.”
-
Dr. John P. Burns, Chair Professor of Politics
and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong
“Curbing Corruption in Asia tackles a central question
in governance. This book, by a scholar who has
studied the problem for 25 years, should be read
by everyone interested in anti-corruption policies
in Asia.”
- Dr. Christopher Hood, Gladstone Professor of
Government, Oxford University
“Professor
Quah has studied corruption in Asia for nearly
three decades and is recognized as a leading academic
authority on this subject. His careful research
and felicitous writing style assure this book
a prominent place in the growing literature on
corruption.”
- Dr. Thomas J. Bellows, Professor of Political
Science, University of Texas at San Antonio
“In
this ground-breaking study, Professor Quah provides
an in-depth analysis of patterns of corruption,
corroborated with plenty of data, in six Asian
countries. A must read for the comparative public
administration and management student, the book’s
value lies in demonstrating that a certain policy
context can lead to effective anti-corruption
strategies.”
- Dr. Jak Jabes, Director, Governance and Regional
Cooperation, Asian Development Bank |
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“Curbing Corruption in a One-Party Dominant System: Learning from Singapore’s Experience.” In Ting Gong and Stephen K. Ma (eds.), Preventing Corruption in Asia: Institutional Design and Policy Capacity. London: Routledge, forthcoming, 2009. Chapter 9. |
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“Curbing Corruption in India: An Impossible Dream?” Asian Journal of Political Science,Vol. 16, No. 3 (December 2008): 240-259. |
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“Benchmarking for Excellence: A Comparative Analysis of Seven Anti-Corruption Agencies in Asia.” Paper presented at the Third Anti-Corruption Expertise Workshop on “Excellence in Management of Anti-Corruption Agencies” organized by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in Singapore, October 14-16, 2008, 28 pages. |
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“Combating Corruption in the Asia-Pacific Countries: What do we know and what needs to be done?” Paper presented at the Asia-Pacific Governance Institute’s Conference on “The Many Faces of Public Management Reform in the Asia-Pacific” in Bangkok, Thailand, July 7-9, 2008, 28 pages. |
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“Defying Institutional Failure: Learning from the Experiences of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Four Asian Countries.” Paper presented at the Conference on “Empowering Anti-Corruption Agencies: Defying Institutional Failure and Strengthening Preventive and Repressive Capacities” organized by the Centre for Research and Studies on Sociology (CIES) in Lisbon, Portugal, May 14-16, 2008, 37 pages. See http://ancorage-net.org/content/documents/quah. pdf . |
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Benchmarking the Performance of Anti-Corruption Agencies in the Asia-Pacific Countries. Technical background paper commissioned for the Asia Pacific Human Development Report on Corruption by the United Nations Development Programme Regional Centre in Colombo, September 2007, 76 pages. |
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Civil Service and Corruption. Technical background paper commissioned for the Asia Pacific Development Report on Corruption by the United Nations Development Regional Centre in Colombo, June 2007, 67 pages. |
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“Anti-Corruption
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Analysis,” International Public Management Review, Vol. 8, No. 2 (2007): 74-95. See http://www.ipmr.net . |
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National Integrity Systems Regional Overview Report East and Southeast Asia 2006 (Berlin: Transparency International,
2007). |
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“Curbing Corruption:
The Elusive Search for a Cure,”Public Administration Review, Vol. 66, No. 6 (November/December
2006): 937-941. |
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“Preventing Police
Corruption in Singapore: The Role of Recruitment,
Training and Socialisation,” Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 28, No. 1 (June 2006): 59-75. |
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“Democratization
and Political Corruption in the Philippines
and South Korea: A Comparative Analysis,”Crime, Law and Social Change,, Vol. 42, No.
1 (August 2004): 61-81. |
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“Causes
and Consequences of Corruption in Southeast
Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Indonesia,
Philippines and Thailand,” Asian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 25, No. 2
(December 2003): 235-266. See http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/50/5000506.pdf |
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“Singapore’s
Anti-Corruption Strategy: Is This Form of
Governance Transferable to Other Asian Countries?”
In John B. Kidd and Frank-Jurgen Richter
(eds.), Corruption and Governance in Asia. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, Chapter
10, pp. 180-97. |
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Bureaucratic Corruption in Indonesia: Some Suggestions for Reform. Background Report prepared for the World Bank Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2002, 42 pages. |
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“Corruption.”
In David Levinson and Karen Christensen
(eds.), Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, Vol.
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“Responses
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In Arnold J. Heidenheimer and Michael Johnston
(eds.), Political Corruption: Concepts and Contexts. 3rd edition. New Brunswick: Transaction
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“Combating
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“Accountability
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“Singapore’s Anti-Corruption Strategy: Some Lessons for South Korea,” Korean Corruption Studies Review, Vol. 4 (December 1999): 173-193. |
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“Corruption
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Comparing Anti-Corruption Measures in Asian Countries: Lessons to be Learnt," Asian Review of Public Administration, Vol. 11, No. 2 (July-December 1999): 71-90 See http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/EROPA/ARPA-JulDec1999-Quah.pdf |
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“Combating
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“Controlling
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1989, Chapter 48, pp. 841-853. |
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“Corruption in
Asia with Special Reference to Singapore:
Patterns and Consequences,” Asian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 10,
No. 1 (June 1988): 80-98. |
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“Bureaucratic
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“Police Corruption in Singapore: An Analysis of its Forms, Extent and Causes,” Singapore Police Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 1979): 7-43. |
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Administrative and Legal Measures for Combating Bureaucratic Corruption in Singapore. Singapore: Department of Political Science, University of Singapore, Occasional Paper No. 34, 1978, 23 pages. |
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Reforms in Singapore |
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“Good Governance, Accountability and Administrative Reform in Singapore,” American Journal of Chinese Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1 (April 2008): 17-34. |
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“Public Administration
in Singapore: Maximizing Efficiency
and Minimizing Corruption.”
In Klaus Topfer and Herbert Bodner
(eds.), Ideenimport: Experten aus aller Welt geben Impulse. Stuttgart:
Schaffer-Poeschel Verlag fur Wirtschaft,
2007, pp. 197-207. |
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“Administrative
Reform and Governance in Singapore.”
In Gerald E. Caiden and Tsai-Tsu Su
(eds.), The Repositioning of Public Governance: Global Experience and Challenges. Taipei: Department of
Political Science, National Taiwan
University, 2007, Chapter 9, pp. 123-154. |
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“Administrative
Reform in Singapore: An Evaluation
of Public Service 21 (1995-2004).”
In Demetrios Agyriades, O.P. Dwivedi
and Joseph J. Jabbra (eds.), Public Administration in Transition: Essays in Honor of Gerald E. Caiden. London:
Vallentine Mitchell, 2007, Chapter
9, pp. 162-188. |
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“Singapore Civil Service.” In Singapore: The Encyclopedia. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 2006, pp. 485-486. |
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“Bureaucracy
and Reform in a One-Party Dominant
System: The Case of Singapore."
Paper presented at the 20th International
Political Science Association World
Congress in Fukuoka, Japan, July 9-13,
2006. |
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“Implementing
PS21 in the Singapore Police Force,
1995-2002: A Case Study of Civil Service
Reform.” In Anthony B.L. Cheung
(ed.), Public Service Reform in East Asia: Reform Issues and Challenges in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. Hong Kong: The Chinese University
Press, 2005, Chapter 5, pp. 83-104. |
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Public Administration in Singapore: The Role of the "Public Bureaucracy in a One Party Dominant System.” In Krishna K. Tummala (ed.), Comparative Bureaucratic Systems. Lexington: Lexington Books, 2003, Chapter 9, pp. 165-183. |
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“Ensuring
Good Governance in Singapore Through
Accountability and Administrative
Reform.” Paper presented at
the Third Forum on Public Management
on “Governance, Accountability
and Administrative Reform in Asian
Countries” in Singapore, November
1-2, 2003. |
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“Wielding
the Bureaucracy for Results: An Analysis
of Singapore’s Experience in
Administrative Reform,” Asian Review of Public Administration, Vol.
9, No. 2 (July-December 1997): 1-12. |
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“Transforming
the Singapore Civil Service for National
Development.” In Haile K. Asmerom
and Elisa P. Reis (eds.), Democratization and Bureaucratic Neutrality. Basingstoke:
Macmillan Press, 1996, Chapter 15,
pp. 294-312. |
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“Culture Change in the Singapore Civil Service.” In S. A. Chaudhury, G.J. Reid and W. H. Malik (eds.), Civil Service Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Proceedings of a Conference. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 1994, Chapter 27, pp. 205-216. |
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“The Rediscovery of the Market and Public Administration: Some Lessons from the Singapore Experience,” Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 52, No. 3 (September 1993): 320-328. |
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“Administrative
Reform and National Development in
Singapore.” In The Changing Role of Government: Administrative Structures and Reforms. London: Commonwealth
Secretariat, 1992, pp. 117-154. |
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“Administrative
Reform Singapore Style,”International Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol.
57, No. 1 (March 1991): 85-100. |
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“The Management Services Department of Singapore: Its Evolution and Role as the National Management Consultancy Agency in Administrative Reforms.” In National Management Consultancy Services for Administrative Development. New York: United Nations Department of Technical Co-operation for Development, 1988, pp. 54-81. |
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“The Public Bureaucracy in Singapore, 1959-1984.” In You Poh Seng and Lim Chong Yah (eds.), Singapore: Twenty-Five Years of Development. Singapore: Nan Yang Xing Zhou Lianhe Zaobao, 1984, pp. 288-314. |
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“The Public Bureaucracy and National Development in Singapore.” In Krishna K. Tummala (ed.), Administrative Systems Abroad. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1982, Chapter 4, pp. 42-75. The revised edition was published in 1984. |
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“Administrative Reform: A Conceptual Analysis,” Philippine Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 20, No. 1 (January 1976): 50-67. This article has also been published in Mohammad Mohabbat Khan (ed.), Administrative Reform: Theoretical Perspective. Dacca: Center for Administrative Studies, 1981, pp. 33-67. |
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“Public Service Commission.” In Singapore: The Encyclopedia. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 2006, pp. 430-431. |
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“The Public Service Commission in Singapore: An Evaluation of Its First 50 Years.” In Akira Nakamura (ed.), Public Reform, Policy Change and New Public Management: From the Asia and Pacific Perspective. Tokyo EROPA Local Government Center, 2004, pp. 81-104. |
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“Paying for the ‘Best and Brightest’: Rewards for High Public Office in Singapore.” In Christopher Hood and B. Guy Peters with Grace O.M. Lee (eds.),Rewards for High Public Office: Asian and Pacific Rim States. London: Routledge, 2003, Chapter 9, pp. 145-162 |
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Public Personnel Administration in Macau SAR: Some Suggestions for Reform. Confidential Report prepared for the Government of Macau Special Administrative Region, May 2001, 58 pages. |
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“Decentralizing Public Personnel Management: The Case of the Public Service Commission in Singapore.” In S. Kurosawa, T. Fujiwara and M.A. Reforma (eds.), New Trends in Public Administration for the Asia-Pacific Region: Decentralization. Tokyo: Local Autonomy College, 1996, Chapter 48, pp. 492-506. |
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“Sustaining Quality in the Singapore Civil Service.” In Nick Manning (ed.), Government in Transition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press for the Commonwealth Secretariat, 1995, pp. 147-157. |
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“Improving the Efficiency and Productivity of the Singapore Civil Service.” In John P. Burns (ed.), Asian Civil Service Systems: Improving Efficiency and Productivity. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1994, Chapter 7, pp. 152-185 |
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Human Resource Development in Four Asian Countries: Some Lessons for the Commonwealth Countries. Report prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, 1993, 41 pages. This report was reproduced as an annex in Foundation for the Future. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 1993. |
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“Administrative Policy in Southeast Asia.” In O.P. Dwivedi and Keith Henderson (eds.), Public Administration in World Perspective. Ames: Iowa University Press, 1990, Chapter 12, pp. 235-260. |
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“Equal Employment in the Singapore Civil Service.” In Krishna K. Tummala (ed.)Equity in Public Employment Across Nations. Lanham: University Press of America, 1989. Chapter 7, pp. 133-145. |
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In Suchitra Punyaratabandhu-Bhakdi et al. (eds.), Delivery of Public Services in Asian Countries: Cases in Development Administration. Bangkok: National Institute of Development Administration, 1986, Chapter 11, pp. 238-272.“Towards Productivity and Excellence: A Comparative Analysis of the Public Personnel Systems in the ASEAN Countries.” See http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/50/5000250.pdf
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“Public Administration: Change in Style and Continuity in Policy.” In Bridget Welsh, James Chin, Arun Mahizhan and Tan Tarn How (eds.), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong Years in Singapore. Singapore: NUS Press, forthcoming, 2009, Chapter 4, pp. 50-60. |
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Singapore’s War on Drugs: Drawing Lessons from Success. Case Study prepared for the Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore, December 2007, 52 pages. |
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“Decentralization
in Singapore: From Residents’
Committees to Community Development
Councils.” In Yuzo Yabono (ed.),
Decentralization in the Age of Asia and the Pacific. Fukuoka: Asian-Pacific
Center, 2002, Chapter 3, pp. 41-64. |
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“Singapore:
Meritocratic City-State.” In
John Funston (ed.), Government and Politics in Southeast Asia. Singapore:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
2001, Chapter 8, pp. 289-324. |
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“Globalization
and Singapore’s Search for Nationhood.”
In Leo Suryadinata (ed.), Nationalism and Globalization: East and West.
Singapore: Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies, 2000, Chapter 3, pp.
71-101. |
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“Policy
Studies in Singapore: Some Emerging
Trends,” NIRA Review, Vol. 7,
No. 1 (Winter 2000): 14-19. |
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“Understanding Singapore Politics: Some Key Issues and Challenges,” APC Journal of Asian-Pacific Studies, No. 3 (December 1998): 19-27. |
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“Learning
from Singapore’s Development,”
The International Journal of Technical Co-operation, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Summer
1998): 54-68 |
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“Singapore’s
Model of Development: Is it Transferable?”
In Henry S. Rowen (ed.), Behind East Asian Growth: The Political and Social Foundations of Prosperity. London:
Routledge, 1998, Chapter 5, pp. 105-125. |
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“Crime
Prevention in a City-State: The Functions
of the Public Police in Singapore.”
In K. Miyazawa and J. Miyazawa (eds.),
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Deventer: Kluwer Law and Taxation
Publishers, 1995, Chapter 16, pp.
227-251. |
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“Political
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“Crime
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14, No. 2 (December 1992): 149-185.
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“Government Policies and Nation-Building.” In Jon S.T. Quah (ed.), In Search of Singapore’s National Values. Singapore: Times Academic Press for the Institute of Policy Studies, 1990, Chapter 4, pp. 45-65. |
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“The Limits of Government Intervention.” In Kernial S. Sandhu and Paul Wheatley (eds.), The Management of Success: The Moulding of Modern Singapore. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1989, Chapter 5, pp. 102-127. (Co-author with Stella R. Quah). |
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“Singapore in 1988: Safeguarding the Future.” In Tan Han Hoe (ed.), Singapore 1989. Singapore: Information Division, Ministry of Communications and Information, 1989, pp. 1-24. |
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“Controlled Democracy, Political Stability and PAP Predominance: Government in Singapore.” In John W. Langford and K. Lorne Brownsey (eds.), The Changing Shape of Government in the Asia-Pacific Region. South Halifax: The Institute for Research on Public Policy, 1988, pp. 125-169. |
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“Singapore in 1987: Political Reforms, Control and Economic Recovery.” In Southeast Asian Affairs 1988. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1988, pp. 233-252. |
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“Public Bureaucracy and Policy Implementation in Singapore,” Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science, Vol. 15, No. 2 (1987): 75-94. |
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“Meeting the Twin Threats of Communism and Communalism: The Singapore Response.” In Chandran Jeshurun (ed.), Governments and Rebellions in Southeast Asia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1985, pp. 186-217. |
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“The Public Policy-Making Process in Singapore,” Asian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 6, No. 2 (December 1984): 108-126. This article can be downloaded from http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/50/5000223.pdf |
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“Productivity in the Singapore Police Force: Some Suggestions for Improvement,” Asian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 6, No. 1 (June 1984), pp. 2-17. See http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/50/5000216.pdf
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“Public Bureaucracy, Social Change and National Development.” In Peter S.J. Chen (ed.), Singapore: Development Policies and Trends. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1983, Chapter 9, pp. 197-223. |
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“Singapore: Towards a National Identity.” In Southeast Asian Affairs 1977. Singapore: Institute of South Asian Studies, 1977, pp. 207-219. |
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“The Role of the Police in a New State: The Case of Singapore,” Singapore Police Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 1977): 15-22. |
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“Singapore’s Experience in Public Housing: Some Lessons for Other New States.” In Wu Teh-Yao (ed.) Political and Social Change in Singapore. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1975, pp. 113-54. |
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"Cultivating a Culture of Internal Accountability within the Public Service." Presentation at the Conference on "Using Approaches and Techniques to Support Anti-Corruption Efforts: A Learning Event for Anti-Corruption Agencies" organized by the World Bank and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime at the UN Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 17-19, 2008. |
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"Singapore's War on Drugs: Drawing Lessons from Success." Paper presented at the EROPA Seminar 2008 on "Governance in a Triptych: Environment, Migration, Peace and Order" in Manila, Philippines, October 23-25, 2008, 30 pages. |
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“Curbing Corruption in Singapore: Some Lessons for Thailand.” Presentation by video-conference from Singapore to senior Thai civil servants attending the World Bank’s Workshop on “Capacity Enhancement Program for Controlling Corruption and Improving Governance” in Washington, D.C., USA, September 8, 2008. |
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“Public Sector Management in Singapore.” Presentation to participants attending the Summer Programme for International Students on “Economic and Enterprise Development in Singapore” organized by the National University of Singapore Entrepreneurship Centre in Singapore from July 14-26, 2008 on July 17, 2008. The 80 participants were from 14 universities in Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. |
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“How to Curb Corruption: Six Lessons from Asian Countries.” Presentation to Senior Officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs participating in Module 2: Crisis Leadership, Public Policy and Governance, February to March 2008 at the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in Singapore, March 10, 2008. |
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“The Civil Service and Corruption in the Asia-Pacific Countries.” Seminar presented at the Department of Social and Public Administration, City University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong on November 23, 2007. |
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“Public
Sector Management in Singapore.”
Presentation to students from several
universities in China attending the
Summer Exchange Programme on Entrepreneurship
at the National University of Singapore,
in Singapore, July 19, 2007. |
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“Anti-Corruption
Agencies in Four Asian Countries:
A Comparative Analysis.” Presentation
at the Workshop on Institutions of
Accountability in Bangladesh organized
jointly by the BRAC University Centre
for Governance Studies, World Bank,
and the Asian Development Bank in
Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 13-14, 2007. |
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“Anti-Corruption
Strategies in Asian Countries: A Comparative
Analysis.” Presentation to senior
officers from the Ministry of Home
Affairs attending the Home Team Senior
Command and Staff Course at the Corrupt
Practices Investigation Bureau in
Singapore, May 4, 2007. |
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“Combating
Corruption in Singapore: Lessons for
China.” Presentation to the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Delegation visiting the National University
of Singapore, in Singapore, April
10, 2007. |
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“How
to Minimize Corruption: Lessons from
Asian Countries.” Presentation
at the Round Table on Corruption,
Political Systems and Human Development,
for the Asia Pacific Human Development
Report 2007, South Asia Stakeholder
Consultation organised by the United
Nations Development Programme Regional
Centre in Colombo at the Amari Watergate
Hotel, in Bangkok, Thailand, February
22-23, 2007. |
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“Public
Administration in Singapore.”
Presentation to the delegation from
the Department of Public Administration
of Korea University visiting the Department
of Political Science, National University
of Singapore, in Singapore, February
14, 2007. |
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“Patterns
of Corruption Control in Asian Countries.”
Presentation to participants of POGO
8076 Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Course at the Asia-Pacific School
of Economics and Government, Australian
National University in Canberra, Australia,
October 31, 2006. |
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“The
Role and Effectiveness of Anti-Corruption
Agencies in Curbing Corruption in
Asia.” Presentation to the staff
of the Independent Commission Against
Corruption in Sydney, Australia, October
30, 2006. |
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“The
Effectiveness of Anti-Corruption Agencies
in Curbing Corruption in Asian Countries.”
Presentation at the Department of
Politics, University of San Francisco,
USA, April 25, 2006. |
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“Analyzing
the Formulation and Implementation
of Anti-Corruption Measures in Asian
Countries: Some Relevant Questions.”
Paper presented at the panel on “Political
Corruption” at the Workshop
on “Research on Corruption and
Its Control: The State of the Art”
at the Carol and Lawrence Zicklin
Center for Business Ethics Research,
The Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA,
March 3-4, 2006.
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“Curbing
Corruption in Southeast Asia: A Comparative
Analysis.” Presentation at the
Southeast Asia Forum, Walter H. Shorenstein
Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford
University in Stanford, USA, February
16, 2006.
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“Singapore’s
Anti-Corruption Strategy: Some Lessons
for Kazakhstan.” Presentation
to senior civil servants from Kazakhstan
attending the Executive Programme
at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public
Policy, National University of Singapore,
in Singapore, November 21, 2005.
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“Curbing
Corruption in Asian Countries: A Comparative
Analysis.” Presentation to officers
of the Corrupt Practices Investigation
Bureau at its In-House Training Programme
in Singapore, October 27, 2005.
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“Best
Practices in Curbing Corruption in
Asian Countries.” Presentation
to the staff of the Partnership for
Governance Reform in Indonesia and
other nongovernmental organizations
in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 17, 2005.
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“Thailand’s
1997 People’s Constitution and
Its Impact on Curbing Corruption.”
Paper presented at the 66th National
Conference of the American Society
for Public Administration in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, USA, April 2-5, 2005.
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"Combating Corruption in Asia." Presentation at the Asia-Pacific Financial Crime Conference and Exhibition 2004 in Singapore, September 30-October 1, 2004.
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“A
Comparison of the Singapore Police
Force’s Guide to Ethical Decisions
and the Moral Recovery Program in
the Philippines.” Presentation
at the Forum for a Global Integrity
Alliance in Istanbul, Turkey, March
25-26, 2004. This conference was jointly
organised by the Ethics Resource Center
in Washington D.C., the Turkish Ethical
Values Foundation, and the World Bank.
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“Best
Practices in Curbing Corruption in
Asian Countries: Some Lessons for
Latin American Countries.” Presentation
at the Asian Development Bank and
Inter-American Development Bank Seminar
on “Regional Challenges to Governance:
Experiences and Practices in Asia
and Latin America” at the Asian
Development Bank in Manila, Philippines,
November 17-18, 2003.
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“In
Pursuit of Good Governance in Asian
Countries: The Role of Corruption
Control and Civil Service Reforms.”
Presentation to Permanent Secretaries
and Heads of Government Departments
of the Brunei Darussalam Civil Service
at the Institute of Public Administration,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam,
October 25, 2003.
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“Curbing
Corruption in Asian Countries: A Comparative
Analysis.” Presentation at the
Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan,
November 20, 2002.
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“Patterns
of Corruption Control in Asian Countries.”
Presentation at the National Counter
Corruption Commission in Bangkok,
Thailand, June 10, 2002.
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“Public
Service Equity in a Multi-Ethnic Society:
The Case of Singapore.” Paper
presented at the 63rd National Conference
for the American Society for Public
Administration in Phoenix, Arizona,
USA, March 23-26, 2002.
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“Combating
Corruption in Asian Countries: Some
Lessons for the Middle Eastern Countries.”
Presentation at the Arab States Pre-Conference
Meeting, 10th International Anti-Corruption
Conference, organised by the United
Nations Development Programme, in
Prague, Czech Republic, October 7,
2001.
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“Equal
Employment in the Singapore Civil
Service: Ensuring Meritocracy in a
Multi-Racial City-State.” Presentation
to the United Nations Expert Group
Meeting on “Managing Diversity
in the Civil Service” organized
by the United Nations in New York,
USA, May 3-4, 2001.
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“Administrative
Reform in Singapore and South Korea:
Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Presentation at the Regional Policy
Dialogue on Public Policy Management
and Transparency organized by the Inter-American
Development Bank in Washington, D.C.,
April 26-27, 2001.
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“Public
Administration in Macau: Some Suggestions
for Reform.” Presentation to
senior civil servants at a seminar
organized by the Public Administration
and Civil Services Department (SAFP)
in Macau, December 4, 2000.
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“Anti-Corruption
Strategies in Asian Countries: Some
Lessons for India.” Presentation
at the India States’ Reform
Forum organized by the World Bank
in New Delhi, India, November 23-25,
2000.
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“Civil
Service Reform in Singapore: Some
Lessons for Macau’s Civil Service.”
Presentation to senior civil servants
at a seminar organized by the Public
Administration and Civil Services
Department (SAFP) in Macau, September
7, 2000.
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“Globalization
and Corruption Control in Asian Countries:
The Case for Divergence.” Keynote
Address presented at the Fourth International
Research Symposium on Public Management
in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, April
10-11, 2000.
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“Comparing
Anti-Corruption Measures in Asian
Countries: Lessons to be Learnt.”
Paper presented at the United Nations
Development Programme Workshop on
Promoting Integrity in Governance
at the World Conference on Governance
in Manila, Philippines, May 31-June
4, 1999.
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“Combating
Corruption in Mongolia: Problems and
Prospects.” Paper presented
at the Public Administration and Development
Jubilee Conference at St. Anne’s
College, Oxford University in Oxford,
United Kingdom, April 12-14, 1999.
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