Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: The Fight Against Corruption / Krishna K. Tummala -- Best Practices for Combating Corruption: Learning from Singapore and Hong Kong / Jon S. T. Quah -- India's Continuing Fight Against Corruption: The Modi Regime's Five Year Saga / Krishna K. Tummala -- Right to Information Act in India: An Effective Tool to Combat Corruption / K. Jhansi Rani -- Corruption and its Control: The Pursuit of Probity in Bangladesh / Habib Zafarullah and Ahmed Shafiqul Huque -- Corruption in Two Latin American Nations: The Experiences of Brazil and Chile in Comparative Analysis / Daniel Zirker -- Government Corruption in South Africa / I.W. Ferreira -- Corruption in Public Procurement in Southeast Asian States / David S. Jones -- Ethical Privacy Policies for E-Government Websites / Aroon Manoharan and Tony Carrizales -- Epilogue / Krishna K. Tummala.

This edited collection examines corruption in the public sector, assessing original research studies from across the globe in order to provide an international perspective on this global issue. These studies include an examination of how corruption has been minimized in Singapore and Hong Kong; an assessment of corruption in India under Modi, who was elected on a promise to reduce corruption; a study of corruption in Bangladesh, and an evaluation of attempts to curb corruption in South Africa. This collection also includes a comparative study of corruption in Brazil and Chile, and a global perspective on the development of ethical privacy policies in e-government. The original case studies included in this book are brought together in an effort to identify common themes that impinge upon the fight against corruption, despite the particular nuances of individual nations. The contributions included in this edited collection also cover themes that are not often studied, including corruption in government procurement, the nascent issue of the 'right to privacy' stemming from e-governance, and the proclivity of governments to hide behind Official Secrets Acts to withhold information - ostensibly guaranteed under the 'right to information' which is vital in the fight against corruption. Providing a broad overview on public sector corruption, including local and national perspectives, this edited collection is essential reading for scholars of both public policy and corruption worldwide.