In today’s major emerging countries, corruption is undermining economic performance, weakening political stability, and even endangering national security. But at what point is the cure – such as the massive purge launched by President Xi Jinping in China – worse than the disease?
The State of Corruption
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Graft or Growth in China?
Graft or Growth in China?
May 4, 2015 Yang Yao believes that the benefits of rooting out corruption vastly outweigh the costs.
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Good-Government Authoritarianism?
Good-Government Authoritarianism?
Apr 23, 2015 Alfred Stepan & Richa Maheshwari argue that, Singapore notwithstanding, democracies are better at fighting corruption.
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The Challenge of Russia’s Decline
The Challenge of Russia’s Decline
Apr 14, 2015 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. asks how the West can constrain but not isolate a country that has less and less to lose.
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The Trials of Asian Democracy
The Trials of Asian Democracy
Mar 31, 2015 Yuriko Koike considers the political implications of prosecutions aimed at a growing list of opposition leaders.
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Dirty Money and Development
Dirty Money and Development
Jan 30, 2015 Sri Mulyani Indrawati highlights increasingly effective international efforts to rein in illicit financial transactions.
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Emperor Xi’s Dilemma
Emperor Xi’s Dilemma
Jan 21, 2015 Chris Patten argues that the success of China's anti-corruption drive presupposes a more open society.
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