Paying bribes for public services : a global guide to grass roots corruption / Richard Rose and Caryn Peiffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Richard, 1933- author.

Peiffer, Caryn, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

PALGRAVE PIVOT.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bribery.

Misconduct in office.

Corruption.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages) 18 figures, 14

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Pivot, 2015

Contents:

1. Why Bribery Matters

Corruption: A Word With Many Uses

Behaviour At The Grass Roots

Questions And Answers

2. Getting Things Done By The Book, By Hook Or By Crook

Bureaucracy As A Book Of Rules

Bureaucracy Not The Only Way Of Getting Things Done

Is Bribery Wrong?

3. Contact Is Critical

Public Services Differ

Contact Varies By Service

4. The Extent Of Bribery

Payment Of A Bribe

Bribes Vary By Service

When Bribery Happens

How Much Is Paid As A Bribe

Credibility Checks

5. Perception Is Not Experience

Mass Perceptions Of Corruption

Potential For Protest

6. Differences Across Time, Space And Individuals

No Trend Over Time

Differences Between Countries

Explaining Differences In Who Pays Bribes

7. Choices In Surveys

Core Topics And Questions

Choices In Fieldwork

8. Reducing Bribes For Public Services

Six Principles For Reducing Bribery

Political Implications.

Notes:

Richard Rose has pioneered the comparative study of public policy in four dozen books and hundreds of articles. Research has been presented in 45 countries and 17 languages. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and a World Bank, OECD, UNDP and Transparency International consultant. Caryn Peiffer took a doctorate in political science at Claremont Graduate University with field research in Botswana, Zambia and India. She was a research fellow of the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow before joining the Developmental Leadership Program at the University of Birmingham

Electronic book text

Epublication based on: 9781137509666

List Of Tables And Figures Preface 1. Why Bribery Matters Corruption: A Word With Many Uses Behaviour At The Grass Roots Questions And Answers 2. Getting Things Done By The Book, By Hook Or By Crook Bureaucracy As A Book Of Rules Bureaucracy Not The Only Way Of Getting Things Done Is Bribery Wrong? 3. Contact Is Critical Public Services Differ Contact Varies By Service 4. The Extent Of Bribery Payment Of A Bribe Bribes Vary By Service When Bribery Happens How Much Is Paid As A Bribe Credibility Checks 5. Perception Is Not Experience Mass Perceptions Of Corruption Potential For Protest 6. Differences Across Time, Space And Individuals No Trend Over Time Differences Between Countries Explaining Differences In Who Pays Bribes 7. Choices In Surveys Core Topics And Questions Choices In Fieldwork 8. Reducing Bribes For Public Services Six Principles For Reducing Bribery Political Implications

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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer, viewed October 3, 2023).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781137509673

1137509678

Publisher Number:

99994741210

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