IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/povpop/v15y2023i4p402-430.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Summative evaluation of implementation of Jordan's national anti‐corruption strategy, 2013–2017, in the perspective of public choice theory

Author

Listed:
  • Anan M. Abuhummour

Abstract

This summative evaluation's objective is to evaluate the degree to which Jordan's National Anti‐corruption Strategy (JNACS) effectively and sustainably achieves its objectives in the war against corruption, with particular reference to the Anti‐corruption Commission (JACC). This evaluation analyzes certain indicators and methods used to combat corruption in the public service. This evaluation considers the before and after approach. Pre‐implementation and post‐implementation periods were compared using trend analysis to show the difference between pre‐implementation and post‐implementation of JNACS from 2013 to 2017. A line chart and interrupted time series were used to display trends over time, and the Wilcoxon signed test was utilized. Our summative evaluation findings are mainly structured by the evaluation criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, and relevance. These findings illustrate the difficulty and challenge of making progress in the war against corruption in Jordan. This evaluation has indicated that JNACS (2013–2017) was ineffective in strengthening the capacity of the JACC; promoting investigation, prosecution, and court proceedings of corruption; and enhancing international cooperation in the anti‐corruption field. The task of this agency is challenging due to the broad definition of corruption and the increasing demand for its services within a very complicated operational environment. As a result, our summative evaluation makes some policy recommendations after numerous arguments regarding the subject matter. 本文是一篇总结性评价,旨在评估约旦的国家反腐败战略(JNACS)在多大程度上有效且可持续地实现了反腐斗争目标,特别提到了反腐败委员会(JACC)。本文分析了用于打击公共服务腐败的某些指标和方法。本文考量了前后对照法。使用趋势分析比较国家反腐败战略实施前后的时期,以表明2013‐2017年该战略实施前后的差异。使用折线图和中断时间序列来显示随时间推移而呈现的趋势,并使用了Wilcoxon 符号秩检验。我们的总结性评价结果主要由有效性、效率和相关性的评价标准构成。评价结果阐明了约旦反腐斗争中为取得进展而面临的困难和挑战。该评价表明,JNACS(2013‐2017)无法加强反腐败委员会(JACC)的能力;无法促进腐败调查、起诉和法庭诉讼;无法加强反腐败领域的国际合作。该机构的任务具有挑战性,这归因于广泛的腐败定义,而且在非常复杂的操作环境中对该机构服务的需求不断增加。因此,我们的总结性评价在对该主题进行大量论证后提出了一些政策建议。 El objetivo de esta evaluación sumativa es evaluar el grado en que la Estrategia Nacional Anticorrupción de Jordania (JNACS) logra de manera efectiva y sostenible sus objetivos en la guerra contra la corrupción, con especial referencia a la Comisión Anticorrupción (JACC). Esta evaluación analiza ciertos indicadores y métodos utilizados para combatir la corrupción en el servicio público. Esta evaluación considera el enfoque del antes y el después. Los períodos previos y posteriores a la implementación se compararon mediante análisis de tendencias para mostrar la diferencia entre antes y después de la implementación de JNACS de 2013 a 2017. Se utilizaron un gráfico de líneas y series de tiempo interrumpidas para mostrar las tendencias a lo largo del tiempo, y la prueba firmada de Wilcoxon. fue utilizado. Los hallazgos de nuestra evaluación sumativa se estructuran principalmente según los criterios de evaluación de efectividad, eficiencia y relevancia. Estos hallazgos ilustran la dificultad y el desafío de lograr avances en la guerra contra la corrupción en Jordania. Esta evaluación ha indicado que la JNACS (2013‐2017) fue ineficaz para fortalecer la capacidad de la Comisión Anticorrupción (JACC); promover la investigación, el procesamiento y los procesos judiciales por corrupción; y mejorar la cooperación internacional en el campo de la lucha contra la corrupción. La tarea de esta agencia es desafiante debido a la amplia definición de corrupción y la creciente demanda de sus servicios dentro de un entorno operativo muy complicado. Como resultado, nuestra evaluación sumativa hace algunas recomendaciones de políticas después de numerosos argumentos sobre el tema.

Suggested Citation

  • Anan M. Abuhummour, 2023. "Summative evaluation of implementation of Jordan's national anti‐corruption strategy, 2013–2017, in the perspective of public choice theory," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(4), pages 402-430, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:402-430
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.384
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/pop4.384
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1002/pop4.384?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:402-430. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1002/(ISSN)1944-2858 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.