This introductory chapter summarises the diversity of perspectives from a group of academicians, practitioners and contributors and their knowledge of, and/or experience of, corruption in the Asia Pacific Region. Hand in hand, the theoreticians inform, while the practitioners enlighten; this...

Economists broadly agree on many key economic policy issues, but economics as a discipline has provided much less guidance on why and how economic policy reform occurs and how to develop institutional mechanisms that enable governments to adopt “good” economic policy. Political scientists...

Purpose – Accounting research has struggled with how ethnicity is to be understood in relation to concepts such as nation and nationality and how ethnicity may impact on accounting and auditing practices, behaviours, education and professional values. These themes are explored and developed in...

Questions of group identity are ubiquitous in today's globalized world. The determination as to what values should define national identity, in turn, has important legal implications. The law should conserve values which comprise the social fabric, the natural constitution binding society...

Economists broadly agree on many key economic policy issues, but economics as a discipline has provided much less guidance on why and how economic policy reform occurs and how to develop institutional mechanisms that enable governments to adopt “good” economic policy. Political scientists...

Economic uncertainty is a driver of the business cycle. In a recent study, Claveria (2022) used a fixed-effects model to assess the impact of uncertainty on suicide rates worldwide. Using that same panel, in which global economic uncertainty is linked to the evolution of the suicide rates in 183...

Public choice theory suggests how vote-buying policies of politicians lead to reduced economic freedom and how political opposition limits their ability to do so. The political process leads to equilibrium levels of economic freedom consistent with countries’ culture, history and institutions,...

This book examines the concept of ‘development’ from alternative perspectives and analyzes how different approaches influence law. ‘Sustainable development’ focuses on balancing economic progress, environmental protection, individual rights, and collective interests. It requires a...

This discussion paper details three main ways children are impacted by sorcery accusation related violence (SARV) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) today. First, it explains that infant and childhood mortality and illness are a major trigger of accusations of sorcery. Second, it identifies a newish and...

The 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic has caused unprecedented chaos throughout the global community. It has wrought havoc on people’s lives and health and has continued to dangerously threaten peoples’ wellbeing. It has ruined the economy of nations worldwide. One of the most visible responses that...