Open AccessOverview of the New Zealand National Integrity System Assessment 2013
Author(s) -
Elizabeth T. Brown
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
policy quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-1101
pISSN - 2324-1098
DOI - 10.26686/pq.v10i2.4488
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , strengths and weaknesses , index (typography) , perception , language change , political science , test (biology) , psychology , computer science , law , social psychology , art , paleontology , literature , neuroscience , world wide web , biology
In 2012 Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) decided that during 2013 it would conduct a National Integrity System (NIS) assessment for New Zealand. New Zealand has always rated highly on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by Transparency International, and in recent years has consistently ranked first or first equal. However, the CPI is precisely what its name suggests, an index based on perceptions of a country’s corruption status, the perceptions being those of a number of international agencies. TINZ considered the time was ripe to test the reality behind the perceptions and assess the strengths and weaknesses of New Zealand’s system.