Full Description
This book explores how corruption is now widely recognized as a major "disease" which threatens not only economic development but also the foundations of societies. As well as examining the causes and consequences of corruption, this book also offers a deep analysis of possible cures. It discusses the solutions that have been adopted in different countries and at the international level in order to curb corruption. Previous analyses have focused mainly on the causes and consequences of corruption but by analysing the different solutions that have been adopted around the world, and the reason of their successes or failures, this book seeks to help national and international policy makers in setting an effective anti-corruption strategy.
The book will be of particular interest to researchers, students, scholars and practitioners working on corruption.
Contents
Introduction.- Part I: Corruption, extent, causes and consequences.- 1. Definition, amount and coverage.- 2. Measurement issues.- 3. Causes.- 4. Consequences.- Part II: Anti-corruption strategies: the role of the state.- 5. Democracy and corruption.- 6. Electoral rules.- 7. Decentralization.- 8. Regulation.- 9. Justice.- 10. Specialized anti-corruption agencies.- 11. Incentives and the corruption market.- 12. International cooperation.- Part III: Anti-corruption strategies: the role of civil society.- 13. The role of the civil society and the media.- 14. Civil society and the specific role of ICT.- 15. Civil society and the role of education.- Conclusion.
