Comparing anti-corruption agencies: a new cross-national index

Sergio Marco Gemperle

International Review of Public Administration, 2018, vol. 23, issue 3, 156-175

Abstract: This article presents a new index of anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) covering 53 states between 2006 and 2011. The ACA Index complements research on ACA performance by adding a comparative dimension to the mainly qualitative literature on ACA effectiveness. First, the institutional determinants of ACA effectiveness are defined, comprising the mandate, political independence, resources and powers and accountability mechanisms. A strategy to achieve comparative measures of ACA capacity is then outlined and implemented combining data from the Global Integrity Index with a new dataset on ACA functions. The data shows interesting variations in the functions that together compose ACA mandates and illustrates the uneven distribution of ACAs across different world regions. A brief analysis of the ACA Index suggests the importance of ACA capacity for the perception of a government’s seriousness to reduce corruption while on the other hand their role as the sole decisive institution in a country’s strategy against corruption is relativized.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2018.1518002

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