Country Office Anti-Corruption Policy Advisory

This section is focused on providing and overview of the key stakeholders in anti-corruption activities in Mongolia. In order to combat corruption there needs to be a serious commitment on behalf of the national government and the general public, to support such a program. Without the presence of the necessary political and public will, any national reform efforts will, in all probability, fail. Since corruption is the misuse of public office, the “target” of anti-corruption efforts should be focused on stopping the misuse of entrusted power. This implies that anti-corruption efforts are in essence public administrative reform and is a technical problem of government that needs to be removed from the world of morality and blame. Good governance requires the creation of a system of laws and institutions that stop corruption from occurring and not merely punishing it after the fact. This system is known in the corruption studies field as a “national integrity system” and has been accepted by most international organizations as the ultimate goal of an anti-corruption program. This section and this report in general outlines the components of this system.