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Limitations of the international approach to anti-corruption: a systematic review of South Africa's compelling case of failing anti-corruption.
- Source :
- Crime, Law & Social Change; Oct2024, Vol. 82 Issue 3, p493-516, 24p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In the Global South, anti-corruption initiatives continue to fail despite varying commitments to the international anti-corruption agenda. Concurrently, as this study demonstrates, researchers investigating this paradox appear confined within orthodox explanations for failing anti-corruption efforts. Through a systematic review of 58 studies, this paper demonstrates that South Africa's anti-corruption corpora from 1995 to 2022 fall to this critique. By employing socio-legal theoretical perspectives, the paper elucidates how and why the orthodoxy dominates the corpora and subsequently suggests a more nuanced understanding of the country's ongoing failure to combat corruption. For example, the paper argues that the intricacies of South Africa's corruption challenge the perspective that anti-corruption measures fail simply due to widespread rule-breaking. Through the prism of legal pluralism, this paper demonstrates that adherence to rules is indeed prevalent in South Africa, albeit often not aligned with formal state anti-corruption legislation and regulations. Finally, the paper posits innovative approaches to enhance and broaden our comprehension of why anti-corruption efforts fail, especially in the Global South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09254994
- Volume :
- 82
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Crime, Law & Social Change
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 180131169
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-024-10152-y