AT the second UN Conference on Anti-Corruption in Nusa Dua, Bali, last week, Antonia Maria Costa was the busiest man of all. He not only headed the conference and opened a few discussions, he was seen receiving senior officials of a number of countries in his temporary office at the second floor of the Bali International Convention Center.

Costa, 67, is Executive Director of the UN Office for Drugs & Crime (UNODC). This organization hosted the B