Political competition by itself does not curb corruption.
Societies must also have a combination of values, social
capital, civil society, and civic culture in order to impose
effective normative constraints on corruption. Do democracy and
good governance necessarily go hand-in-hand? In most Southeast
Asian countries, a gap exists between the two. How should we
understand good governance in an authoritarian context? And what
does poor governance mean for the legitimacy of democracy? Is
“authoritarian resilience” in China a passing phenomenon, or is
it something more durable? India’s Right to Information Act
discourages corruption by giving every citizen the right to
access information from any public authority. Social activist
Anna Hazare’s hunger strike has helped to turn the world’s
attention to India’s rampant corruption. Why do election
monitors sometimes issue contradictory statements or endorse
flawed elections? The answers are not always straightforward; in
some cases, the monitors’ good intentions may