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A Kiwi Halo? Defining and Assessing Corruption in a "Non-Corrupt" System

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  • Robert Gregory
  • Daniel Zirker
  • Frank Scrimgeour

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New Zealand has been ranked consistently as one of the five least corrupt countries in the world (Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, TI-CPI) over the past 16 years, but may have suffered somewhat from its international renown. There is no clear legal Definition of corruption in New Zealand. There is a rather diffuse institutional policing of whatever is considered to be corruption, an apparent growth of organised crime, and sometimes public controversy surrounding conflicts of interests in public procurement. Some concerns have been raised about the sale of state assets in the 1980s and 1990s. There is also occasionally evidence of corruption in high public offices and with the parliament's tardiness in ratifying the United Nations Convention against Corruption. TI-New Zealand has recently commented that the country's consistently high ranking on the CPI may actually discourage closer examination of these and other issues. Against this background, and with some comparative reference to Hong Kong and mainland China, this article seeks to move towards a framework for future research on corruption in New Zealand.

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  • Robert Gregory & Daniel Zirker & Frank Scrimgeour, 2012. "A Kiwi Halo? Defining and Assessing Corruption in a "Non-Corrupt" System," Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(1), pages 1-29, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rapaxx:v:34:y:2012:i:1:p:1-29
    DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2012.10779385
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