Summary
Driving home these points, the authors frequently cite the work and publications of non-governmental organisations, including Transparency International and The Corner House the latter notably forcing the British government to undertake a genuine public consultation on changes to the Export Credits Guarantee Department's anti-corruption rules under the threat of imminent judicial review. No prime minister today would be as candid as James Callaghan in 1977, when a forged letter published in the press led to serious accusations against the car maker British Leyland - though the minute of the meeting at Chequers was classified secret: 'Given the heavy reliance of the British economy on exports, it might be difficult for us to accept as high standards in this matter as, for instance, the Americans.'
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Led Into Temptation
Led into Temptation CORRUPTION AND MISUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE COLIN NICHOLLS QC, TIM DANIEL, MARTIN POLAINE AND JOHN HATCHARD PUBLISHED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2006, 494 PAGES AND 308 APPENDICES. PRICE: £135
This is a remarkable book. Written by a legal team sharing considerable practical experience of the subject, it would require a similar team of reviewers to do it proper justice. As tackling corruption calls for...See the full content of this document
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