ABSTRACT
This chapter expands on the findings from fieldwork and interviews. It provides a theoretical context for understanding these findings and uses this synthesis to answer the second and third research questions: (2) What impact has UNCAC had on PNG’s approach to combatting corruption? (3) Does PNG’s experience with implementation and enforcement of UNCAC support the existing theoretical and practical criticisms of UNCAC and the emergent global anti-corruption regime more generally? The chapter acknowledges that it is difficult to accurately evaluate UNCAC’s impact in PNG. In general, the PNG anti-corruption framework pre-dates negotiation of UNCAC and criticisms of UNCAC as a coercive tool may over-emphasise its influence and misunderstand its purpose. In the context of PNG, UNCAC provides a framework to support domestic efforts, but its power to motivate action and enforcement are limited by a lack of understanding amongst key actors domestically.
