Comment on Antti Talvitie’s Paper, 2012: Observed Differences in Corruption between Asia and Africa: The Industrial Organization of Corruption and Its Cure

Authors

  • Kim Moloney

Abstract

I was asked by IPMR to comment on the above article. As a prior blind reviewer of this article, I recommended that this paper “not be accepted by IPMR for publication." Other reviewers disagreed and the paper was published. What follows is a commentary for future researchers, not a paper review. Where relevant, I re-address certain original concerns not met in the updated version. The following paragraphs are not meant to diminish or dismiss an important article. Dr. Talvitie has gone out on a limb. More of us need to find such limbs, give them a bounce, and see if they hold. Dr. Talvitie should be congratulated for allowing his already-published paper to be utilized in such a manner. Not all authors would be so brave.

Author Biography

Kim Moloney

Kim Moloney is Assistant Professor at Kyung Hee University (South Korea). Dr. Moloney has a PhD in Public Administration (American University), a MPA (Maxwell School), and a MA (Johns Hopkins SAIS). Her work sits at the uncomfortable “border” among public administration, development administration, international organizations, and global governance. She has worked and lived in four developing countries (two in Africa) and four developed countries. She has found herself in one or more bribe-relevant situations, has witnessed the casualness of multiple bribe conversations, has been forced to ponder the “to report or not to report” question, and had previously taught civil servant students who’ve either been asked by their government supervisors or have personally chosen to hide, overlook, and/or close their eyes to unethical behavior.

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Moloney, K. (2014). Comment on Antti Talvitie’s Paper, 2012: Observed Differences in Corruption between Asia and Africa: The Industrial Organization of Corruption and Its Cure. International Public Management Review, 14(1), 68–74. Retrieved from https://ipmr.net/index.php/ipmr/article/view/128

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2013)

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Commentary

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