... tarnished when its centrality to a surge in international criminal scamming operations and associated trafficking in persons shone a light on the corrupted nature of the country’s political economy. The economy began to recover from the effects of COVID-19, due in part to investment from China...

... that was elected in 2020 and the president who took office in 2021 have promised to improve corruption, which is endemic in Mongolia, but people have yet to see much change. Popular dissatisfaction led to a huge public protest in December 2022 that demanded the government ensure more transparency in the coal trade...

...Suehyun Jung This paper examines the anti-corruption movement initiated by Kim Jong Un, focusing on the increased rent-seeking competition between the elite and the middle class as market mechanisms have developed in North Korea. I examine two hypotheses regarding this program. First, it is focused...

... their entitlements. © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 Information corruption Right to Information Act 2005 Below Poverty Line villages The paper investigates to what extent India’s Right to Information Act (RTIA, the Act) empowers poor citizens with better information. 1...

...Amit Ahuja; Adnan Naseemullah; Susan Ostermann Eliminating corruption is seen as a practice that supports democratic governance. We argue, however, that particular anticorruption politics in contemporary India can damage the project of democratic deepening, because elites often deploy...

..., overgrazing, and mining damage to pastureland, herders who could not eke out a living continued to migrate to Ulaanbaatar, the capital city, and lived in tents, with no running water and poor sanitation. Elections for the Parliament were held, with the Mongolian People’s Party dominating, but corruption...

...Morris Rossabi In 2019, Mongolia sought to recover from a scandal over corruption that reached the highest levels of government. An ineffective Anti-Corruption Agency, as well as poverty and environmental degradation, plagued the economy. In contrast, Mongolia bolstered economic and diplomatic...

... global economy, even as his own continued to slow incrementally amid the widening trade war with the US. © 2019 by The Regents of the University of California 2019 China great power Xi Jinping corruption trade war North Korea SHAUN BRESLIN China in 2018 Presidents, Politics, and Power...

... significantly affected attempts at aid delivery. Such dangers need to be recognized and addressed at the outset in internationally supported transitions © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Neopatrimonialism aid state institutions corruption WILLIAM MALEY Institutional...

.... KEYWORDS: Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, Panama Papers, corruption, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ON JULY 28, 2017, PAKISTAN S Supreme Court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office. He was obliged to resign, prematurely ending a term not scheduled to conclude until 2018. Sharif had been embroiled...

... enterprise. There were signs that Mongolia was becoming less active in engaging its third neighbors. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 presidential election Erdenet corruption mining IMF bailout promissory politics ambassadors foreign policy URADYN E. BULAG Mongolia...

... dimensions of the great monetary gamble. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 demonetization black economy corruption financial inclusion India SASIDARAN GOPALAN AND RAMKISHEN S. RAJAN The Great Monetary Gamble in India Modi s Lee Kuan Yew Moment? ABSTRACT India undertook...

... corruption human rights PIYADASA EDIRISURIYA The Rise and Grand Fall of Sri Lanka s Mahinda Rajapaksa The End of an Era? ABSTRACT Mahinda Rajapaksa became the president of Sri Lanka in 2005 and ruled the country until his unexpected defeat in the presidential election of 2015. He crushed the militant...

...Patrick Gorman This article explores the relationship between netizens and the Chinese Communist Party by investigating examples of “flesh searches” targeting corrupt officials. Case studies link the initiative of netizens and the reaction of the Chinese state to the pattern of management of social...

... little change in social and economic circumstances. © 2016 by The Regents of the University of California 2016 Papua New Guinea change of government corruption economy diplomacy RONALD MAY Papua New Guinea in 2015 A Year of Complexities ABSTRACT In 2015 Papua New Guinea marked its fortieth...

... Boundary Agreement with India offered enclave dwellers the rights of citizenship after almost 70 years. © 2016 by The Regents of the University of California 2016 anti-secular violence authoritarian rule corruption lawlessness Bangladesh SHELLEY FELDMAN Bangladesh in 2015 Crises, Chaos...

... the realm of policy. © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California 2015 fixer teacher transfer corruption connection TARA BE´TEILLE Fixers in India s Teacher Labor Markets Behind the Scenes ABSTRACT This paper examines the role played in India by fixers intermediaries connecting...

.... The economy showed some signs of improvement, business confidence is returning, but economic growth has yet to return to earlier high levels. KEYWORDS: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress Party, corruption, India, Narendra Modi NATIONAL ELECTIONS DOMINATED EVENTS in India during the first half of 2014. Control...

... the country. Several political and economic challenges lie ahead. © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California 2015 Thailand Yingluck coup Prayuth corruption KITTI PRASIRTSUK Thailand in 2014 Another Coup, a Different Coup? ABSTRACT Following the massive political demonstration...

...., but relations with China remained awkward. Pakistan and India made little headway on improving relations. Campaigning for the 2014 general election began midway through 2013. © 2014 by the Regents of the University of California 2014 India Congress Party Bharatiya Janata Party corruption ANDREW...