Corruption and government : Causes, consequences, and reform / Susan Rose-Ackerman and Bonnie J. Palifka
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016
Edition
Second edition
Descript
xxii, 618 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
CONTENT
Introduction -- What is corruption and why does it matter? -- Part I : Corruption as an economic problem -- Bureaucratic corruption -- Corruption in procurement and privatization -- Reducing incentives and increasing costs -- Civil service reform and bureaucratic reorganization -- Using the criminal law to deter bribery and extortion -- Part II : Corruption as a cultural problem -- Culture and corruption -- Part III : Corruption as a political problem -- Politics, corruption, and clientelism -- Organized crime, corruption, and money laundering -- Corruption in post-conflict state building -- Democracy: corruption, connections, and money in politics -- Accountability beyond the ballot box -- Part IV : Reform agendas: domestic political will and international influence -- Domestic conditions for reform -- The role of the international community -- International cooperation: states, firms, banks, and organized crime -- Conclusions