Author : William C. Heffernan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 20,95 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780742534926
The contributors explore the ethical issues that must be confronted in identifying corruption, as well as address some of the ethical issues that challenge attempts to root out corruption."--Jacket.
Author : Elizangela Valarini
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 20,52 MB
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3658343745
Level of compliance - one of the most important prerequisites of good governance - varies widely across countries of the Global North and the less developed, Global South. Acts of non-compliance, such as electoral irregularities, dubious deals between private and public sectors, questionable role of the justice systems and financial scandals, though they vary greatly across countries, are an omnipresent reality of contemporary life. This volume has brought together a number of case studies of such deviant behavior in political, juridical and corporate fields, from several countries of Asia, Europe and South America, within a common framework. Instead of a moral approach based exclusively on the legality and illegality of the act, the authors of these essays dissect non-compliance analytically, taking culture and context into account. They argue that, while criminal and corrupt dealings deserve to be exposed by all means from an ethical point of view, seen from an interdisciplinary angle, one needs to probe deeper into the dynamic that leads to such non-compliance with the law in the first place.
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821346006
Much of the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Turkey was the result of widespread corruption between the construction industry and government officials. Corruption is part of everyday public life and we tend to take it for granted. However, preventing corruption helps to raise city revenues, improve service delivery, stimulate public confidence and participation, and win elections. This book is designed to help citizens and public officials diagnose, investigate and prevent various kinds of corrupt and illicit behaviour. It focuses on systematic corruption rather than the free-lance activity of a few law-breakers, and emphasises practical preventive measures rather than purely punitive or moralistic campaigns.
Author : Susan Rose-Ackerman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 12,12 MB
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107081203
This new edition of a 1999 classic shows how institutionalized corruption can be fought through sophisticated political-economic reform.
Author : Susan Rose-Ackerman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 1999-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521659123
How high levels of corruption limit investment and growth can lead to ineffective government.
Author : Leslie Holmes
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0191003905
Corruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change, and terrorism. It is thought to be one of the principal causes of poverty around the globe. Its significance in the contemporary world cannot be undervalued. In this Very Short Introduction Leslie Holmes considers why the international community has only highlighted corruption as a problem in the past two decades, despite its presence throughout the millennia. Holmes explores the phenomenon from several different perspectives, from the cultural differences affecting how corruption is defined, its impact, and its various causes to the possible remedies. Providing evidence of corruption and considering ways to address it around the world, this is an important introduction to a significant and serious global issue. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 26,42 MB
Release : 2019-01-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309477891
In 2015, building on the advances of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals that include an explicit commitment to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. However, enormous gaps remain between what is achievable in human health and where global health stands today, and progress has been both incomplete and unevenly distributed. In order to meet this goal, a deliberate and comprehensive effort is needed to improve the quality of health care services globally. Crossing the Global Quality Chasm: Improving Health Care Worldwide focuses on one particular shortfall in health care affecting global populations: defects in the quality of care. This study reviews the available evidence on the quality of care worldwide and makes recommendations to improve health care quality globally while expanding access to preventive and therapeutic services, with a focus in low-resource areas. Crossing the Global Quality Chasm emphasizes the organization and delivery of safe and effective care at the patient/provider interface. This study explores issues of access to services and commodities, effectiveness, safety, efficiency, and equity. Focusing on front line service delivery that can directly impact health outcomes for individuals and populations, this book will be an essential guide for key stakeholders, governments, donors, health systems, and others involved in health care.
Author : Susan Rose-Ackerman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 21,88 MB
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 1784714704
What makes the control of corruption so difficult and contested? Drawing on the insights of political science, economics and law, the expert contributors to this book offer diverse perspectives. One group of chapters explores the nature of corruption in democracies and autocracies, and “reforms” that are mere facades. Other contributions examine corruption in infrastructure, tax collection, cross-border trade, and military procurement. Case studies from various regions – such as China, Peru, South Africa and New York City – anchor the analysis with real-world situations. The book pays particular attention to corruption involving international business and the domestic regulation of foreign bribery.
Author : Inge Amundsen
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,1 MB
Release :
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 178897252X
Analysing political corruption as a distinct but separate entity from bureaucratic corruption, this timely book separates these two very different social phenomena in a way that is often overlooked in contemporary studies. Chapters argue that political corruption includes two basic, critical and related processes: extractive and power-preserving corruption.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 14,36 MB
Release : 2019-03-10
Category :
ISBN : 9264677852
Non-trial resolutions, often referred to as settlements, have been the predominant means of enforcing foreign bribery and other related offences since the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention 20 years ago. The last decade has seen a steady increase in the use of coordinated multi-jurisdictional non-trial resolutions, which have, to date, permitted the highest global amount of combined financial penalties in foreign bribery cases. This study is the first cross-country examination of the different types of resolutions that can be used to resolve foreign bribery cases.
