Tag Archives | asset declarations

Truthful asset declaration a vital corruption-fighting tool

9 January 2014 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, ALAC, Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Lobbying, Measurement and Research, People power, Politics and government

Many Zimbabweans feel that the lack of political will to enforce asset disclosure laws is aiding impunity by top level public officials in the fight against corruption, says a recent mini survey conducted by Transparency International Zimbabwe. This mini survey was prompted by the ongoing discussion and growing demand for public officials to declare their […]

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France acts on asset declaration

18 April 2013 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Reposted from the Transparency International UK blog. It has been striking how far and how quickly France has moved towards asset disclosure by government ministers in recent weeks, with parliamentarians to follow if a new law is passed. Striking also that when political will exists, galvanised by public outrage, transparency is not so hard to […]

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La declaración patrimonial de Peña Nieto, una oportunidad perdida

24 January 2013 in Access to information, Americas, Politics and government

This text was originally published in CNN Mexico. La declaración patrimonial es una figura que busca recuperar algo de la confianza que los ciudadanos tuvieron alguna vez en la clase política. Me parece que expresa, legal y simbólicamente, la oferta sincera de un funcionario de mantenerse honesto durante su gestión. La declaración patrimonial es preventiva: […]

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Zero integrity in Slovenian politics

14 January 2013 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Thousands of Slovenians have been taking to the streets to protest corruption. At the time of high public distrust in politics and rule of law, scandal is purring oil on the fire.

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Codes of conduct: a tool to clean up government?

19 July 2012 in Accountability, Politics and government

The following post is one in a series of blogs that will focus on codes of conduct over the coming weeks. The posts will look at the key features of a code of conduct, their different applications in different country contexts, the public officials that they cover, and their overall effectiveness. Most importantly, they will […]

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