Corruption as a Governance Challenge and the Role of Civil Society

Stavros Katsios ()
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Stavros Katsios: GeoLab - Ionian University

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, 2016, vol. XVI, issue 1, 192-197

Abstract: A first step towards a sustainable anti-corruption policy is to view corrupt practices as symptoms of a deeper problem in the relationship between state and society in general and in the function of democratic institutions in particular. These considerations bring us closer to conceptualising an anti-corruption strategy as an axis of a systematic reform policy towards social accountability. To implement effective strategies we need to pursue a more focused anti-corruption policies and to get away from a conventional minimalist approach of combating the phenomenon, mainly by choosing broader perspectives with the emphasis on accountability and the role of civil society in the consolidation of good governance. In this context, anti-corruption policy is a policy of accountability towards protecting human rights and in relation to any kind of development. Accountability supports good governance as is a co-creator of the active citizens' participation in a (transparent) decision making process.

Keywords: corruption; governance; NGOs; civil society; economic development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E26 H2 H26 K34 L3 N4 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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