Anti-Corruption: Case Studies
Case studies offer detailed accounts of reform efforts in particular countries. They are based on in-depth interviews conducted by ISS researchers with the individuals at the center of reform initiatives, as well as informed observers and consultants. These case studies detail the challenges the reformer faced, the options considered, program design, implementation, obstacles encountered, strategies for success, and reformer reflections.
(Order reflects web posting date)
- Toothless but Forceful: Slovenia's Anti-Corruption Watchdog Exposes Systemic Graft, 2004-2013new
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption, Getting the News Out/Managing Expectations
Country: Slovenia
- Cleaning House: Croatia Mops Up High-Level Corruption, 2005-2012
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption
Country: Croatia
- Balancing Responsibilities: Evolution of Lithuania's Anti-Corruption Agency, 1997-2007
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption, Countering Criminal Economies
Country: Lithuania
- Blowing the Whistle on the Pay-to-Play Game: Campaign Financing Reform in New Jersey, 1998-2012
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption, Containing Patronage Pressures
Country: United States
- Surmounting State Capture: Latvia's Anti-Corruption Agency Spurs Reforms, 2002 - 2011
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption, Building a Reform Team and Staff
Country: Latvia
- Holding the High Ground with Public Support: Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Commission Digs In, 2007-2011
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption, Reducing Divisive Effects of Competition
Country: Indonesia
- "Inviting a Tiger into Your Home": Indonesia Creates an Anti-Corruption Commission with Teeth: 2002-2007
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption
Country: Indonesia
- Earning a Reputation for Independence: Ghana's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, 1993-2003
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption, Getting the News Out/Managing Expectations, Building a Reform Team and Staff, Containing Patronage Pressures, Civil Service
Country: Ghana
- Inducing Honesty, Changing Norms: Government Ethics in Brazil, 1995-2004
Focus Area: Anti-Corruption, Civil Service
Country: Brazil
