Successful Examples of Corruption Reform in Developing Countries

What is it about?

This article examines civil service reform in the handful of efficient civil services around the developing world: Singapore, Hong Kong, and Chile. We look at the historical context and forces behind reform, tracing an evolutionary process. We examine recruitment, promotion, and monitoring and evaluation systems. By contrast to much of the work of previous reform efforts, which focused on formal institutional changes and anti-corruption agencies, we see long-term change rooted in cultural change. Without the latter, the former become a superficial exercise.

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Why is it important?

There are no previous comparative studies of civil service reform of corruption that seek to distill lessons that can be applied. By looking across regions, we supercede the existing focus on East Asia.

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