Political Corruption in Transition : A Sceptic's Handbook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sajó, András.

Contributor:

Kotkin, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Europe, Eastern--Case studies.

Political corruption.

Political corruption--Europe, Eastern.

Eastern Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (514 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Political Corruption in Transition

Place of Publication:

Budapest : Central European University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Based on two international conferences at Princeton University and the Central European University, this is a handy guide to the problem of corruption in transition countries, with an important comparative content. Political Corruption in Transition is distinguished from similar publications by at least two features: by the quality of the carefully selected and edited essays ans by its original treatment. Instead of the usual preaching and excommunications, this Skeptic`s Handbook represents down-to-earth realism. Combines general issues with case studies and original research. The geographic coverage is wide, though it is ideas rather than a geography that drive the volume`s organization.

Contents:

Structural Corruption of Party-Funding Models: Governmental Favoritism in Bulgaria and Russia

Post-Soviet Corruption Outburst in Post-Conflict Tajikistan

AFTERWORD

Liberalism, Geopolitics, Social Justice

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

back cover

PART II: Corruption as Politics

From Political Clientelism to Outright Corruption-The Rise of the Scandal Industry

Clientelism and Corruption in South Korea

Russia's Distorted Anticorruption Campaigns

Kompromat and Corruption in Russia

PART III: Case Studies and Effects

Games of Corruption: East Central Europe, 1945-1999

Corruption in Czech Privatization: The Dangers of"Neo-Liberal" Privatization

Corruption and Administrative Barriers for Russian Business

The Impact of Corruption on Legitimacy of Authorityin New Democracies

Cover

Front matter

title page

copyright page

Table of Contens

Contributors

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

INTRODUCTION

Clientelism and Extortion: Corruption in Transition

PART I: Understanding and Misunderstanding Corruption

Corruption: An Analytical Map

Political Corruption, Democratization, and Reform

Dilemmas of Corruption Control

The Bad, the Worse and the Worst: Guesstimating the Level of Corruption

The Impact of Corruption on Economic Development: Applying "Third World" Insights to the Former Second World

Notes:

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ISBN:

9789633864647

963386464X

OCLC:

1266360665