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Corruption in the Contemporary World : Theory, Practice, and Hotspots.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (281 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780739194690
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Corruption in the Contemporary WorldDDC classification:
  • 364.1/323
LOC classification:
  • JF1081 -- .C67345 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: The Meaning of Corruption in World Opinion -- Chapter Three: The Shifting Landscape of Corruption in the United States -- Chapter Four: Can Public Financing and Citizens United Coexist? -- Chapter Five: Corruption and the Arab Spring -- Chapter Six: Ancient Democracy and the Modern Era -- Chapter Seven: The Austrian Way -- Chapter Eight: Corruptible Competition -- Chapter Nine: Tackling Corruption, Finally? -- Chapter Ten: Corruption Perception and Collective Action -- Chapter Eleven: State Capitalism and Corruption -- Chapter Twelve: Anthropological Approaches to Corruption -- Index -- Contributors to the Volume.
Summary: This book presents a variety of perspectives on the phenomenon of political and economic corruption--and the link between them--through focused and theoretical analysis. While grounded in the intellectual tradition of classical writers such as Edmund Burke, the volume presents an updated profile of corrupted practices in the contemporary world.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: The Meaning of Corruption in World Opinion -- Chapter Three: The Shifting Landscape of Corruption in the United States -- Chapter Four: Can Public Financing and Citizens United Coexist? -- Chapter Five: Corruption and the Arab Spring -- Chapter Six: Ancient Democracy and the Modern Era -- Chapter Seven: The Austrian Way -- Chapter Eight: Corruptible Competition -- Chapter Nine: Tackling Corruption, Finally? -- Chapter Ten: Corruption Perception and Collective Action -- Chapter Eleven: State Capitalism and Corruption -- Chapter Twelve: Anthropological Approaches to Corruption -- Index -- Contributors to the Volume.

This book presents a variety of perspectives on the phenomenon of political and economic corruption--and the link between them--through focused and theoretical analysis. While grounded in the intellectual tradition of classical writers such as Edmund Burke, the volume presents an updated profile of corrupted practices in the contemporary world.

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