Economics of corruption / edited by Arvind K. Jain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jain, Arvind K., 1945-

Series:

Recent economic thought series ; 65.

Recent economic thought series ; 65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Economic aspects.

Political corruption.

Corruption--Economic aspects.

Corruption.

Physical Description:

viii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1998]

Summary:

The objective of this volume is to stimulate further studies on corruption by providing a review of existing work in this field and raising some questions that warrant further research. Contributors to this volume synthesize studies dealing with various aspects of corruption and present some new questions regarding the origin and impact of corruption. Accordingly, this volume has two aims. First, it attempts to bring together essential elements of different approaches that have been used to understand corruption. Second, many. of the contributors in this volume propose a shift in the focus of studies on corruption away from bribery-type activities to corruption that results in distortion of economic policies.

Economics of Corruption seeks to define and model corruption. The contributions in this volume examine the political economy of corruption -- that is, why it continues to exist -- as well as its consequences, and what measures, if any, can be brought to bear on this phenomenon.

Contents:

1. Corruption: An Introduction / Arvind K. Jain 1

2. Models of Corruption / Arvind K. Jain 13

3. Corruption in the Modern Arms Business: Lessons From the Pentagon Scandals / R.T. Naylor 35

4. Corruption: Quantitative Estimates / Arvind K. Jain 61

5. Corruption in Comparative Perception / Johann Graf Lambsdorff 81

6. Corruption and the Budget: Problems and Solutions / Vito Tanzi 111

7. Research on Corruption: Critical Empirical Issues / Daniel Kaufmann 129.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0792383338

OCLC:

39765192