Making sense of corruption / Bo Rothstein, Goteborgs Universitet, Sweden, Aiysha Varraich, Goteborgs Universitet, Sweden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rothstein, Bo, 1954- author.

Varraich, Aiysha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption.

Corruption.

Physical Description:

viii, 177 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Corruption is a serious threat to prosperity, democracy and human well-being, with mounting empirical evidence highlighting its detrimental effects on society. Yet defining this threat has resulted in profound disagreement, producing a multidimensional concept. Tackling this important and provocative topic, the authors provide an accessible and systematic analysis of how our understanding of corruption has evolved. They identify gaps in the research and make connections between related concepts such as clientelism, patronage, patrimonialism, particularism and state capture. A fundamental issue discussed is how the opposite of corruption should be defined. By arguing for the possibility of a universal understanding of corruption, and specifically what corruption is not, an innovative solution to this problem is presented. This book provides an accessible overview of corruption, allowing scholars and students alike to see the far reaching place it has within academic research.

Contents:

Corruption and the relevance of political science

Mapping related disciplines

The evolution of corruption as a concept

Corruption and human rights

Corruption and clientelism

Corruption and patronage

Corruption and patrimonialism

Corruption, state capture and political particularism

The Chinese exception and alternative

In conclusion: what is the opposite of corruption?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107163706

1107163706

9781316615270

1316615278

OCLC:

960833448