Flipping the Corruption Narrative in Pakistan
Transparency and accountability have been a key policy pillar of the PTI government since it came to power last year - for well-known reasons. The stories about corruption overwhelm us - from high-level cases against politicians, to graft within the police, to wrong-doing in colleges. Every day there are alarmist pieces about the impact that a widespread lack of transparency is having upon our society. There is no doubt that corruption is a significant problem, but this narrative is not helpful because it saps the hope needed to support reforms. And the central lesson from around the world on these [...]
