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Sexual favours are not considered corruption in China

16 July 2013 in Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Human rights, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Private sector

The conviction of a high-ranking Chinese official for corruption and the continuing reports of alleged sexual favours as part of the ongoing scandal involving drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline in China, exposes gaps in the anti-corruption legislation in the country. The high profile corruption case against China’s former minister of railways Liu Zhijun is being heralded as proof […]

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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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