Anti-Corruption and Its Discontents : Routledge : 9781138698024 : 1138698024 : 15 Aug 2017 : The fight against corruption is now a core part of development policy and practice. Some call these efforts a ?war on corruption'. What does this so-called ?war' mean for developing countries? And how do international perspectives on corruption relate to local and national concerns? This book examines the relevance of anti-corruption discourse in Papua New Guinea (PNG), one of the most culturally rich and ?corrupt' countries on earth. Despite increased international, national and local efforts to address corruption over the past two decades, many fear that levels of corruption continue to rise largely unabated. Some believe that the mismatch between international, national and local assumptions regarding the nature of corruption and how it should be addressed is at the heart of the issue. International anti-corruption initiatives stress ?zero-tolerance' and try to strengthen formal state-bas