The Corruption Debates : Left vs. RightLynne Rienner Publishers the Corruption Debates: Left vs. Right--And Does It Matter--in the Americas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Stephen D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--America--Prevention.

Political corruption.

Right and left (Political science)--America.

Right and left (Political science).

America--Politics and government.

America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Corruption Debates

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

While there is arguably universal agreement that corruption plagues countries worldwide, do we agree as well on what corruption is and how to fight it? Do the left and right on the political spectrum hold conflicting views on the issue? Is there a difference in how successful left vs. right governments are in curbing corruption? These are the questions that inspired The Corruption Debates. Stephen Morris explores left and right anticorruption ideologies broadly, then turns to promises, policies, and outcomes in the Americas. He also reaches beyond differences rooted in left/right dichotomies to develop an alternative hypothesis, one reflecting an in-power vs. out-of-power dynamic. His book captures the inherently political nature of not only corruption, but, equally, our understanding of it.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

Ch1- Ideology and the Corruption Debates

Literature Review

Conceptual Tools

Guiding Hypotheses, Caveats, Methodology, Structure, and Limitations

Notes

Ch2- Parsing the Literature

Corruption/Anticorruption (Orthodox/Right)

Corruption/Anticorruption on the Left

Ideological Alignments

Table 2.1 Ideological Alignment of Corruption/Anticorruption in the Literature

Conclusion

Ch3- Political Rhetoric in the Americas

Peña Nieto and López Obrador in Mexico

Corruption/Anticorruption in Campaign Rhetoric: Populism, Left and Right

Ch4- Anticorruption Policies Left and Right

Table 4.1 Governments Studied

Argentina: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner/Mauricio Macri

Brazil: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva/Jair Bolsonaro

Mexico: Enrique Peña Nieto/Andrés Manuel López Obrador

The United States: Donald Trump

Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro

Analysis of Left/Right in Fighting Corruption

Ch5- Assessing Policy Outcomes

Methodological Challenges and Design

Data

Table 5.1 Presidential Terms and Ideological Alignments

Within-Country Comparisons

Table 5.2 Argentina

Figure 5.1 CPI in Argentina, 2006-2019

Figure 5.2 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Argentina, 2005-2018

Table 5.3 Brazil

Figure 5.3 CPI in Brazil, 2006-2019

Figure 5.4 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Brazil, 2005-2018

Table 5.4 Canada

Figure 5.5 CPI in Canada, 2006-2019

Figure 5.6 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Canada, 2005-2018

Table 5.5 Chile

Figure 5.7 CPI in Chile, 2006-2019

Figure 5.8 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Chile, 2005-2018

Table 5.6 Ecuador

Figure 5.9 CPI in Ecuador, 2006-2019.

Figure 5.10 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Ecuador, 2006-2018

Table 5.7 El Salvador

Figure 5.11 CPI in El Salvador, 2006-2019

Figure 5.12 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in El Salvador, 2005-2018

Table 5.8 Guatemala

Figure 5.13 CPI in Guatemala, 2006-2019

Figure 5.14 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Guatemala, 2005-2018

Table 5.9 Honduras

Figure 5.15 CPI in Honduras, 2006-2019

Figure 5.16 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Honduras, 2005-2018

Table 5.10 Mexico

Figure 5.17 CPI in Mexico, 2006-2019

Table 5.11 Panama

Figure 5.18 CPI in Panama, 2006-2019

Figure 5.19 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Panama, 2005-2018

Table 5.12 Paraguay

Figure 5.20 CPI in Paraguay, 2006-2019

Figure 5.21 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Paraguay, 2005-2018

Table 5.13 Peru

Figure 5.22 CPI in Peru, 2006-2019

Figure 5.23 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in Peru, 2005-2018

Table 5.14 The United States

Figure 5.24 CPI in the United States, 2006-2019

Figure 5.25 Rule of Law and Control of Corruption in the United States, 2005-2018

Table 5.15 Summary of Within-Country Assessments

Cross-National Analysis

Table 5.16 Left-Right Means

Figure 5.26 CPI, 2006-2019

Figure 5.27 Integrity Indicators, 2006-2018 (all countries)

Figure 5.28 Moderate vs. Radical Left (select countries, CPI 2006-2019)

Table 5.17 Comparisons of Moderate and Radical Left

Ch6- The Power Factor: An Alternative Hypothesis

Definitions and Underlying Principles

Dimensions of the Politicization/Polarization of Corruption/Anticorruption

Corruption/Anticorruption Dilemmas

Conditions

Impact of Politicization/Polarization

Ch7- The Corruption Dilemmas

Methodological Appendix

Americas Barometer (AB).

Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI)

Corruption Perception Index (CPI)

Global Competitiveness Report (GCR)

Global Corruption Barometer (GCB)

Open Budget Survey (OBS)

World Justice Report (WJR)

Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI)

References

Index

About the Book.

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ISBN:

1-62637-960-2

OCLC:

1255239238