Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how political corruption may be combated through measures aimed at …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the question of whether corruption and economic crime can be … corruption in the development of developing economies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews a range of published … articles (1964‐2005), which offer theoretical and empirical research on corruption, economic crime and development. Themes …

relation to ratification of the UN anti‐corruption resolution, mutual evaluations of anti‐money laundering systems and … Transparency International's (TI's) corruption reports are used to determine governments' attitudes to corruption and enhanced CDD … financial transactions of the politically connected puts the global financial system at risk and allows corruption at the …

by regulated entities and corruption prevention strategies are also outlined. To minimise money‐laundering risks …

(Establishment) Act (FIRS Act), 2007 have for the ongoing war against corruption in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … examines the relevant provisions of the Act, which confers on the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) some anti‐corruption … FIRS' purposes. Findings – The paper points out that the main anti‐corruption‐related power conferred on the FIRS, to …

phenomenon of corruption in a way that is relevant for corrupt practices in globalized markets. Design/methodology/approach – The … paper analyzes five levels of corruption from a philosophical viewpoint: corruption of principles (“ontic …/spiritual/axiological corruption”), corruption of moral behavior (“moral corruption”), corruption of people (“social corruption”), corruption of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of corruption on the transposition of global anti … – The paper establishes that money laundering (ML) and corruption are embedded in each other. By way of examples, cases of … ML are rampant in highly corrupt countries. Research limitations/implications – The dichotomy of corruption and its …

and the perceived level of corruption. Design/methodology/approach – This relationship is studied by performing a cross …‐country analysis using public data to measure accounting quality, audit quality, and corruption. Findings – Consistent with the authors … corruption in a country. Research limitations/implications – These findings suggest that countries with more transparent …