The Political Economy of Corruption

ISBN-13: 9780367695637 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 264 str.

Chandan Jha; Ajit Mishra; Sudipta Sarangi

Opis

Corruption, commonly defined as the misuse of public office for private gains, is multifaceted, multidimensional and ubiquitous. This edited collection, featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field of corruption, goes beyond the standard enforcement framework wherein individuals only compare the expected costs and benefits of a corrupt act. These chapters explore the political-cultural contexts, legal and regulatory process and, above all, moral and psychological factors in attempts to understand and explain corruption. The book explores a broad canvas where gender, technology, culture and institutional structures influence attitudes towards corruption.

Design and implementation of anti-corruption strategies benefit from suitable identification of these factors contributing to the prevalence and persistence of corruption. Combining theoretical and empirical studies with evidence from experiments as well as case studies, the book provides crucial state of the art in corruption research in a highly accessible manner. This book serves as a vital reference to students and scholars in economics, politics and development studies. Additionally, policymakers and development practitioners can use the insights from this book in successful design and implementation of anti-corruption policies.

Spis treści

1. The Political Economy of Corruption: Some New Perspectives  2. The Political Economy of Corruption: On the Link between Corruption Control and Cronyism  3. Corruption, Institutional Trust and Legitimacy: A Vicious Circle  4. Legal Systems and Corruption  5. Corruption and Optimal Enforcement  6. A Theory of Joint Evolution of Corruption and Growth  7. Corruption and the Financial Sector: An Examination of the Literature  8. Stopping the Rot I: A Review of Models and Experimental Methods of Corruption Experiments  9. Stopping the Rot II: Consequences, Causes and Policy Lessons from the Recent Experiments on Corruption  10. The Past, Present and Future of Research on Gender and Corruption  11. The Culture-Corruption Hypothesis Revisited: Organizational Culture, Corruption and Worker Preferences  12. How Advances in Information and Communication Technologies Impact Corruption?  13. Corruption in Europe: The Underestimated Devil and the Role of the European Union  14. Tackling Corruption: Practical Perspectives