The politics of transnational accountability policies and the (re) construction of corruption: The case of Tunisia, Transparency International and the World Bank

Murphy, Jonathan and Albu, Oana Brindusa,(2018), The politics of transnational accountability policies and the (re) construction of corruption: The case of Tunisia, Transparency International and the World Bank. , Accounting Forum, UNSPECIFIED

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Abstract

This study explores the intersection between accountability policies and anti-corruption measures. Transnational actors define acceptable governance and implement accountability policies on the assumption that corruption is a problem endemic to developing countries. Such accountability policies influence and help constitute transnational geographic and social spaces. However, the impacts of such assumptions and the resultant policies on developing countries and their citizens have not been widely investigated. This study uses a critical discourse analysis of the case of Tunisia before and after its 2011 revolution, to explore the politics and vested interests specific to anti-corruption policies promoted by transnational actors. The study’s contribution is twofold: Firstly, we identify the highly fungible character of the emanant cycles of Western-driven corruption discourses, and indicate their consequences in Tunisia. Secondly, we propose a future research agenda towards non-exploitative anti-corruption and accountability policies.
Keywords : Transnational accountability Anti-corruption, Tunisia Post-colonialism World Bank Transparency International, UNSPECIFIED
Journal or Publication Title: Accounting Forum
Volume: 42
Number: 1
Item Type: Article
Subjects: Akuntansi
Depositing User: Users 8 not found.
Date Deposited: 19 Dec 2019 04:40
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2019 04:40
URI: https://repofeb.undip.ac.id/id/eprint/388

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