ABSTRACT
The article takes forward some of the issues deriving from the Transparency International concept of the National Integrity System [NIS]. The NIS is a framework approach developed by Jeremy Pope when he was with TI that proposes assessing corruption and reform holistically. The NIS not only looks at separate institutions, or separate areas of activity, or separate rules and practices, but also bases its perspective on institutional and other inter-relationships, inter-dependence and combined effectiveness. It provides a framework for the development of comprehensive country-wide anti-corruption plans.
This article assesses the NIS approach in the light of the main …