Corruption and government: causes, consequences, and reform
"This book suggests how high levels of corruption limit investment and growth can lead to ineffective government. Developing countries and those making a transition from socialism are particularly at risk, but corruption is a worldwide phenomenon. Corruption creates economic inefficiencies and inequities, but reforms are possible to reduce the material benefits from payoffs. Corruption is not just an economic problem, however; it is also intertwined with politics. Reform may require changes in …
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- Full title :Corruption and government : causes, consequences, and reform / Susan Rose-Ackerman.
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"This book suggests how high levels of corruption limit investment and growth can lead to ineffective government. Developing countries and those making a transition from socialism are particularly at risk, but corruption is a worldwide phenomenon. Corruption creates economic inefficiencies and inequities, but reforms are possible to reduce the material benefits from payoffs. Corruption is not just an economic problem, however; it is also intertwined with politics. Reform may require changes in both constitutional structures and the underlying relationship of the market and the state. Effective reform cannot occur unless both the international community and domestic political leaders support change. No single 'blueprint' is possible, but the primary goal should be to reduce the gains from paying and receiving bribes, not simply to remove 'bad apples'. Winner of the Charles H. Levine 2000 Book Award." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/98043631.html.
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- Publication Date:1999.
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- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1999.
Notes
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiv, 266 p. )
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1139175092, 9781139175098
- oclc:on1172091987
- LC Classification:JF1081
- Dewey Decimal:364.1/323
Table of Contents
Introduction: the costs of corruption -- The economic impact of corruption -- Corruption of high-level officials -- Reducing incentives and increasing costs -- Reform of the civil service -- Bribes, patronage, and gift giving -- Corruption and politics -- Democracy and corruption : incentives and reforms -- Controlling political power -- The role of the international community -- Domestic conditions for reform -- Conclusions.
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