LEADER 03050nam 2200577 450 001 9910798537203321 005 20230801235302.0 010 $a1-62637-415-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781626374157 035 $a(CKB)3710000000769368 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001696152 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16542906 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001696152 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14387098 035 $a(PQKB)25088344 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5255176 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5255176 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11505553 035 $a(OCoLC)954009638 035 $a(DE-B1597)623482 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781626374157 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000769368 100 $a20180222h20122012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPolitical corruption in Eastern Europe $epolitics after communism /$fTatiana Kostadinova 210 1$aBoulder, Colorado ;$aLondon, [England] :$cLynne Rienner Publishers,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (303 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-58826-811-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Corruption in the context of post-communist transition -- Identifying specific factors: a confirmatory quantitative investigation -- Party and election finance -- Networks of corruption: "friendly circles" in Bulgaria -- State capacity: is it really the problem? -- EU accession: comparing Balkan experiences -- Implications for democracy: corruption and public trust -- Implications for democracy: corruption perceptions and voting -- Conclusions. 330 $aWhy has political corruption emerged as a major obstacle to successful democratic consolidation in Eastern Europe? Exploring the origins, scope, and impact of political corruption in the region's post communist states, Tatiana Kostadinova identifies the factors that favor illicit behavior and considers how the various forms of malfeasance are threatening democracy. Rich cross-national data and an in-depth study of Bulgaria reveal how parties and their leaders have exploited the transitional environment for private benefit, as well as how domestic and external forces?including the EU integration process?are constraining corruption. Kostadinova's conclusions point to the policy-relevant implications of her study for Eastern Europe, and for transitional democracies around the world. 606 $aPolitical corruption$zEurope, Eastern 606 $aPost-communism$zEurope, Eastern 607 $aEurope, Eastern$xPolitics and government$y1989- 615 0$aPolitical corruption 615 0$aPost-communism 676 $a364.1/3230947 700 $aKostadinova$b Tatiana$01491823 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798537203321 996 $aPolitical corruption in Eastern Europe$93713864 997 $aUNINA