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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460231203321

Titolo

Corruption in the contemporary world : theory, practice, and hotspots / / edited by Jonathan Mendilow and Ilan Peleg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-9469-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

364.1/323

Soggetti

Political corruption

Corruption

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The Meaning of Corruption in World Opinion; Chapter Three: The Shifting Landscape of Corruption in the United States; Chapter Four: Can Public Financing and Citizens United Coexist?; Chapter Five: Corruption and the Arab Spring; Chapter Six: Ancient Democracy and the Modern Era; Chapter Seven: The Austrian Way; Chapter Eight: Corruptible Competition; Chapter Nine: Tackling Corruption, Finally?; Chapter Ten: Corruption Perception and Collective Action; Chapter Eleven: State Capitalism and Corruption

Chapter Twelve: Anthropological Approaches to CorruptionIndex; Contributors to the Volume

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a variety of perspectives on the phenomenon of political and economic corruption-and the link between them-through focused and theoretical analysis. While grounded in the intellectual tradition of classical writers such as Edmund Burke, the volume presents an updated profile of corrupted practices in the contemporary world.