Corruption : economic analysis and international law / Leonardo S. Borlini ; Marco Arnone, director.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borlini, Leonardo S., author.

Contributor:

Arnone, Marco, director.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Economic aspects.

Political corruption.

Conflict of laws--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Conflict of laws.

International law--20th century.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (658 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Although corruption has affected human society since its very birth with different intensity over time, it is not confined to any particular geographic region, country, social or political system or culture. Recently there has been widespread international determination to effectively curb such crime. Corruption: Economic Analysis and International Law by Marco Arnone and Leonardo Borlini reviews the richness and complexity of the ongoing research on corruption and shows the value of integrating a comprehensive economic understanding of its consequences and a critical assessment of the severa

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; About the authors; Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I Economics, finance, and governance; Section 1: Economics; 1. Opening remarks: corruption and economic analysis; 2. Firms, markets, and corruption; 3. Corruption and macroeconomic performance; Section 2: Finance; 4. Financial markets: bonds, stocks, and politically-connected firms; 5. The impact of corruption on shares' returns of euro-arealisted industrial firms; 6. Operational efficiency, corruption, and political stability in microfinance; Section 3: Governance

7. Governance, corruption, and effects on institutionsPART II Birth and evolution of a global anti-corruption legal standard; Section 4: Cases of transnational corruption: description and legal issues; 8. How corruption affects the economic and institutional textures of States: three case examples; Section 5: Horizontal assessment of international hard law instruments; 9. The US FCPA as the archetype of supranational anti-bribery regulation; 10. The emergence of an international framework: regional, international, and multilateral treaties and initiatives; 11. Criminalization of the offense

12. Sanctions and corporate liability13. Jurisdictional issues; 14. Mutual legal assistance and extradition; 15. Preventive and non-criminal-related measures; 16. Follow-up procedures as specific cases of international supervision; 17. Asset recovery; Afterword; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78100-613-X