It is also related to the efforts of building the rule of law and good governance in many post-authoritarian and post-conflict environments, as economic and political transitions offer fertile ground for corruption. This process has been closely linked with the process of political democratisation and economic liberalisation in many parts of the world, including in parts of Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. However, there are many more types of anti-corruption bodies which exist and operate in various countries.Īs already discussed, the question of corruption gained international importance in the late 1990s, and was accompanied by the growing debate about the role of specialised anti-corruption institutions. But it is the example of these two agencies that gave rise to the popular image of the successful, independent multi-purpose anti-corruption agency.
The first specialised anti-corruption bodies appeared a long time ago, before the establishment of the Singapore’s and Hong Kong commissions in the 1950s and 1970s.
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