How much corruption is there in the Pacific islands? A review of different approaches to measurement
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Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 24 number 1 2009 © the australian national university New ways of measuring corruption are being used to assess the performance of governments in tackling the problem. The Pacific Islands Plan, for example, envisages a ‘control of corruption (integrity) indicator’ that could be used to assess a government’s progress towards achieving good governance (Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat 2008:33). This article reviews the kinds of measures that are becoming available for the Pacific islands. Peter Larmour is Associate Professor of the Crawford School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University. How much corruption is there in the Pacific islands? A review of different approaches to measurement
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