Research commissioned by Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) investigates the effectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in New Zealand in deterring, detecting and exposing corruption.
Researcher, Dr Simon Chapple considered concepts and measures of corruption and whether perceptions match with reality. He looked at changing threats, as well as progress against past assessments. He sought the opinions of experts to be able to comment on the effectiveness of core anti corruption institutions.
Read the full research report: An assessment of the effectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in New Zealand in deterring, detecting and exposing corruption, and the associated research brief: How Well Do we Counter Corruption?
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