China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the largest infrastructure scheme in our lifetime, bringing unprecedented geopolitical economic shifts far larger than previous rising powers. Concerns about its environmental impacts are legitimate threaten to thwart ambitions, especially since there little precedent for analysing planning of massive development at scale BRI. In this paper, we review under BRI characterise nature types demonstrate how social, political factors can shape these...

Abstract Scholars have shown that narratives of corruption can both intensify economic globalisation and fuel resistance to it. However, little research has been done on how policy debates are framed by people with competing perspectives corruption. This article draws interviews key stakeholders highlight about reform in the Philippine rice industry. Respondents whose views reflect an perspective promotes market mechanisms address justified a law designed deregulate market. Their actions...

SUMMARY Many anti‐corruption organisations work from the notion that both petty and grand corruption axiomatically results in negative consequences. However, few studies have asked citizens to evaluate effects of different scales types corruption. This article investigates how rural people Papua New Guinea associate dysfunctional or functional consequences It draws on findings focus groups conducted four provinces country. The finds most examples considered by respondents were perceived as...

Corruption is often defined as the abuse of public office for private gain. This article suggests that this inadequate understanding corruption in weak states and presents two broader definitions concept. It discusses findings from qualitative quantitative research conducted Papua New Guinea light these definitions. Respondents – particularly poor marginalised saw tied to actions officials well non-state actors. argued applying could help researchers policy makers better understand citizens'...

In this article we propose that environmental conflicts in developing countries are caused not so much by degradation—as suggested of the literature on security—but unequal distribution outcomes arising from degradation and processes cause it. We then seek to inform theoretical proposition through a review research surrounding mining Papua New Guinea (PNG), case study socioenvironmental impacts of, local responses to, Tolukuma Gold Mine (TGM) PNG. show compensation payments mine has created...

Educated citizens are often considered more likely to report corruption; this belief shapes anti-corruption campaigns. However, we know little about how other factors may interact with education’s impact on willingness corruption. This article examines data from a household survey undertaken in Papua New Guinea. We find considerable support for the notion that education encourages greater various types of corruption officials. While our results indicate is especially case when respondents...

Recent theorizing on corruption is split between two approaches: described as a collective action or principal-agent problem. Insights from political science and geography suggest that these theories are not bifurcated some of the literature indicates, their explanatory power shaped by place-specific factors. This article draws observations administrative community responses to decentralization policy in Papua New Guinea. Despite efforts makers institutionalize theory inspired systems...

Policies aimed at both reducing the costs associated with schooling (particularly through fee-free education) and decentralising responsibility for education delivery have become a central part of international doctrine. This article draws on ‘politics scale’ literature to highlight how these reforms are contested different scales, in turn leading uneven administrative material outcomes. It examines policy Papua New Guinea, which – contra trends sidelined non-state actors strengthened...

Abstract There have been few attempts to identify the way different perspectives of corruption are employed in P apua N ew G uinea ( PNG ). The paucity such analysis makes it difficult scholars and policy‐makers understand country, turn leading potentially poor targeting anti‐corruption programmes. This article categorises that found academic policy accounts . It finds this literature is marked by an over‐reliance on ‘mainstream’ W estern interpretations definition, causes solutions...

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government and international donors have spent millions of kina trying to improve governance in the country's bureaucracy. Despite these efforts, there are few indicators success: many consider PNG's public service be rife with corruption. However, narratives about problems excluded servants' perspectives: is little empirical data why servants might support or resist corruption poor governance. This paper draws on interviews 136 across four provinces – Eastern...

Educated citizens are often considered more likely to report corruption; this belief shapes anti-corruption campaigns. However, we know little about how other factors may interact with education’s impact on willingness corruption. This paper examines data from a household survey undertaken in Papua New Guinea. We find that when respondents were better educated and believed corruption would be addressed by the government, they willing various types of officials. positive effects education...

Anti-corruption campaigns often include an awareness raising component which highlights the negative consequences of corruption; idea is that will empower citizens to demand a change. However, experiences from developing countries suggest messages highlight corruption's prevalence may actually backfire by adding belief corruption normal and intractable collective action problem. In this paper, we present findings survey experiment conducted in Port Moresby with over 1500 respondents,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the key causes and solutions corruption in Papua New Guinea (PNG) suggest ways for improving anti-corruption efforts. Design/methodology/approach This comprises a desk-based review academic literature, policy documents media. Findings Fighting PNG requires an understanding response local political, historic, cultural economic issues. In particular, actors need pay attention to: first, opportunities threats associated with state politics;...

Abstract Donor‐led post‐conflict interventions often involve the transfer of anti‐corruption institutions and approaches. However, some question sustainability these efforts. This article examines funding during after Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) intervention (2003–2017), an international peace‐ state‐building mission. It focuses on allocations for spending organisations RAMSI‐led period 2010 2020. shows that while political elites have occasionally resisted...

"Playing the Game: life and politics in Papua New Guinea." The Journal of Pacific History, 52(1), pp. 129–130

Scholars have sought to explain how and why developing countries establish anti-corruption agencies by examining the strength of national international institutions, particularly political institutions actors, donors civil society. This article argues that these explanations are inadequate explaining nature reform in requires accounting for transnational technical assemblage. assemblage comprises individuals, ideas things reinforce solutions corruption. examines case reforms Solomon Islands...

This report sheds light on what Papua New Guineans think about corruption and anti-corruption efforts. It does so by presenting data from a survey into citizens' understandings of conducted during 2010 2011 Transparency International Guinea.

Introduced in 2012, the Tuition Fee Free (TFF) policy has become a flagship of Papua New Guinea (PNG) government. Since further changes to this have been introduced; these continue reduce financial barriers school attendance and attempt recentralise control education funding. What meant for schools, administrators, non-governmental service providers (such as church), other key stakeholders? This paper draws on qualitative quantitative research conducted 2012 2016 East Britain Gulf provinces...