The Ethics of Bribery: Theoretical and Empirical Studies

by Robert W. McGee (Editor), Serkan Benk (Editor)

Overview

While most people assume that all bribery is unethical, the literature provides examples and philosophical arguments to support the proposition that some bribery may actually be ethical, based on utilitarian grounds. This book provides a theoretical and empirical examination of bribery from an ethical perspective. It examines empirical data from over 80 countries and reports on attitudes toward bribery examining demographic variables such as gender, age, ethnicity, education, income level, religion and social class.  Multi-country comparisons are provided to determine whether views toward bribery differ by geographic location.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031177071
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	03/13/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Robert W. McGee is a best-selling author and political pundit who writes political fiction from an individualist perspective. Before becoming a novelist, he was a professor, attorney, CPA and consultant. He also published 59 non-fiction books and lectured or worked in more than 30 countries.
Serkan Benk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Finance at Inonu University in Turkey. His research interests in public finance are the theory of taxation, public economics, tax compliance and taxpayer behavior. In recent years, he has focused on ethics of tax evasion. He has collaborated actively with researchers in several other disciplines of social science, particularly psychology, business and law.

Table of Contents

The Ethics of Bribery: An Introduction.- Religious Attitudes toward Bribery: A Comparative Study.-  Christian Attitudes toward Bribery.- Muslim Attitudes toward Bribery.- "Atheist Attitudes toward Bribery".- Hindu Attitudes toward Bribery.- Jewish Attitudes toward Bribery.- Buddhist Attitudes toward Bribery.- Gender and Attitudes toward Bribery.- Social Class and Attitudes toward Bribery.- Education Level and Attitudes toward Bribery.- Income Level and Attitudes toward Bribery.- Age and Attitudes toward Bribery.- Do Urban Dwellers View Bribery Differently than Rural Dwellers? An Empirical Study of Views in 76 Countries.- Are Some Forms of Bribery Worse Than Others?.- How Prevalent Is Bribery? A Ranking of 52 Countries.- Corruption and Bribery in Ottoman Tax Management: An Evaluation of the Period 1876-1909.- Fighting against Corruption and Bribery in Public Procurements during the Covid-19 Pandemic.- Crunching Numbers in the Quest for Spotting Bribery Acts: A Cross-Cultural Rundown.- Primum Non-nocere: How to Fight the ‘Pandemic’ of Healthcare Corruption.- How Often Are Voters Bribed? A Ranking of 82 Countries .- How Risky Is It to Give or Receive a Bribe? A Ranking of 56 Countries.- To What Extent is the Government Working to Crack Down on Corruption and Root Out Bribes?.- The Rothbard-Block Theory of Bribery.- Helping Hand v. Greedy Hand Bribery.- The Ethics of Bribery: Summaries of 28 Studies.- The Ethics of Bribery: Summaries of 24 Studies .- Gender and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 31 Studies.- Age and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 26 Studies.- Education Level and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 23 Studies.- Income Level and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 18 Studies.- Social Class and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 20 Studies.- Ethnicity and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 8 Studies.- Marital Status and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 20 Studies.- Employment Status and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 17 Studies.- Sector of Employment and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 14 Studies.- Political Viewpoint and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 16 Studies.- Religious Denomination and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 19 Studies.- Religiosity and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 12 Studies.- Happiness and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 19 Studies.- Health and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 11 Studies.- "Confidence in Government and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 15 Studies".- Confidence in the Police and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 7 Studies.- Confidence in the Justice System and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 6 Studies.- Size of Town and Attitudes toward Bribery: Summaries of 10 Studies.