CONTENTS
- About This Issue
The Editors
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- Principled Responsibility: Transforming the Culture of Corruption
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- The United States is proud to support those who advance the fight against corruption by promoting honest governance and integrity, restoring the public's trust, anchoring market integrity, and nurturing a free media and open society.
- Addressing Corruption Through International Treaties and Commitments
John Brandolino and David Luna, Anticorruption and Governance Initiatives, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- By agreeing on mechanisms to fight corruption, the international community is opening the doors for increased multilateral and bilateral cooperation on important but traditionally local fronts.
- Combating Kleptocracy
- In 2006, to combat high-level corruption, the United States implemented the National Strategy to Internationalize Efforts Against Kleptocracy.
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Shedding Light on Corruption: Sunshine Laws and Freedom of Information
Donald F. Kettl, Director, Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania
- Regulations against corrupt practices and legislation to increase government transparency have reduced corruption by examining government closely to weed out waste, fraud, and abuse.
- Effective Anticorruption Approaches
U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Democracy and Governance
- Good governance and accountability create conditions that lift people out of poverty, raise education and health levels, improve the security of borders, expand the realms of personal freedoms, nurture sound economic and sustainable development strategies, and create healthier democracies.
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- The Costs of Corruption
John Sullivan and Alexsandr Shkolnikov, Center for International Private Enterprise
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Corruption, while benefiting a few individuals, is costly to society, the private sector, and governments in the long run.
- Promoting Global Corporate Transparency
Philip Urofsky, Special Counsel, Business Fraud & Complex Litigation Group, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, Washington, D.C.
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In 1977, the U.S. Congress enacted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to bring a halt to the bribery of foreign officials and to restore public confidence in the integrity of the American business system.
- The Role of Civil Society in Securing Effective and Sustainable Reform
Nancy Boswell, president and chief executive officer, Transparency International-USA
- The role of civil society is central to bringing anticorruption commitments to life.
- Fostering “Champions of Development”: Millennium Challenge Corporation
Ambassador John Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
- The Millennium Challenge Corporation is providing a powerful incentive for governments to adopt tough anticorruption policies and strengthen their anticorruption institutions.
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