Where Corruption Lives

by Gerald. E. Caiden, O.P. Dwivedi, Joseph G. Jabbra

Overview

* Provides feasible remedies for institutionalized corruption
* First book providing comprehensive coverage of corruption in governance

Where Corruption Lives is an up-to-date and thorough global survey of official corruption in governance. It ties theoretical perspectives to common practices throughout the world, comparing liberal democracies with relatively clean governance and autocracies with institutional corruption.

The contributors explore initiatives being taken by national governments and international organizations to combat corrupt practices, and assess their chances of success or failure. No comparable study of official corruption exists, making this book fundamental reading for students of comparative politics, public administration, and public ethics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565491342
Publisher:	Kumarian Press, Inc.
Publication date:	09/28/2001
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Gerald. E. Caiden is Professor of Public Administration, School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California.

Table of Contents

Introduction —Gerald E. Caiden, O.P. Dwivedi, and Joseph Jabbra; 1) Corruption and Governance —Gerald E. Caiden; 2) Corruption in the United States —Richard D. White, Jr.; 3) Governance and Corruption in Canada —O.P. Dwivedi and Maureen Mancuso; 4) France's Elf Scandals —Douglas Andrew Yates; 5) Tackling Corruption in Central and Eastern Europe —Tomasz Anusiewicz, Tony Verheijen, and Antoaneta L. Dimitrova; 6) Corruption and the Lack of Accountability in the Middle East —Joseph Jabbra and Nancy W. Jabbra; 7) Governance and Corruption in West Africa —Dele Olowu; 8) Understanding Corruption in the South African Public Sector —Victor Grove Hilliard and Henry F. Wissink; 9) Combating Corruption in the Asia Pacific Region —Jon S.T. Quah; 10) The Culture of Corruption in Post-Mao China —Stephen K. Ma; 11) Government Corruption in Latin America —Jorge Nef; 12) Corruption in Australia: Its Prevention and Control —Peter Larmour and Peter Grabosky; 13) Transparency International's Network to Curb Global Corruption —Fredrik Galtung; 14) The UNDP Integrity Improvement Initiatives —Pauline F. Tamesis; 15) The International Anticorruption Campaigns: Whose Ethics? —Demetrios Argyiades; 16) Corruption and Democracy —Gerald E. Caiden; 17) Official Ethics and Corruption —Gerald E. Caiden and O.P. Dwivedi

Editorial Reviews

"A wonderful volume combining country-based, regional and international perspectives with an appropriate theoretical underpinning. An essential read for all who are interested in this canker of governance."

"This highly readable book. . .goes beyond the typical collection in which each chapter looks at the same problem in a different country."

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