International Anti-Corruption Laws - Moving Towards 'Zero Tolerance'
Article from: OGEL 5 (2003), in Corruption
Summary
It is not only accounting practices that have come under scrutiny in the wake of Enron but corporate governance as a whole. Recent events have significantly changed the business world. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of rules and regulations with which corporations must comply, not least those introduced to fight corruption. Combating bribery and other improper payments to foreign public officials in order to obtain an unfair advantage in business transactions is now a headline item on the agenda of governments, governmental agencies and developmental agencies in the ...