Lucio Picci (University of Bologna)

Rethinking Corruption (eBook, PDF)

Reasons Behind the Failure of Anti-Corruption Efforts

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Produktbeschreibung

Why have anti-corruption efforts often failed? Current thinking on corruption has largely overlooked the profound implications of its contested nature, which paradoxically makes it an effective yet highly dysfunctional 'tool of government.' As a tool of government, it helps execute policies and guarantees a degree of political order. Moreover, anti-corruption measures are wielded as political instruments, strategically embraced by governments and oppositions to further their respective agendas. Based on an analysis of Russia, Brazil and the United States, Rethinking Corruption takes a fresh look at corruption and critiques the prevailing view of anti-corruption policies. Embarking on a captivating journey through these countries, this book encompasses the notion of legal corruption and invites a comprehensive reconsideration of corruption, with a focal point on questions of economic and political equality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2024
• ISBN-13: 9781009468855
• Artikelnr.: 70914487

Autorenporträt

Lucio Picci is Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna. He has written three books and published articles in the American Journal of Political Science, the Review of Economics and Statistics, Research Policy, and the World Bank Economic Review.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Laying the Groundwork: 1. Introduction
2. The consensus on corruption
3. The mutual shaping of measures and concept
4. Of causality and historical junctures
5. What we talk about when we talk about corruption: some methodological considerations
Part II. Three Case Studies: 6. The carrot and the stick: systemic corruption in Russia
7. Corruption as the glue of the system: the case of Brazil
8. Legal corruption in the United States of America
Part III. Rethinking Corruption: 9. Legal corruption and other societal geographies
10. A problem of control: corruption is a tool of government
11. Fighting corruption, fighting for corruption
12. Conclusions: whither corruption?.