Democracy, inequality and corruption : Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines compared /

In this comparative, historical survey of three East-Asian democracies, Jong-sung You explores the correlation between inequality and corruption in the countries of South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. Drawing on a wealth of rich empirical research, he illustrates the ways in which economic ineq...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: You, Jong-sung (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Colección:Cambridge EBA Collection
Temas:
Democracy.
Political corruption > Korea.
Political corruption > Philippines.
Political corruption > Taiwan.
Land reform > Korea.
Land reform > Taiwan.
Corruption (Politique) > Corée.
Corruption (Politique) > Philippines.
Corruption (Politique) > Taiwan.
Réforme agraire > Corée.
Réforme agraire > Taiwan.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
Land reform
Democracy
Political corruption
Korea
Philippines
Taiwan
Australian
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the puzzles, arguments and methodology
  • Democracy, inequality and corruption : theory and hypotheses
  • Corruption in Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines : relative levels, trends and possible explanations
  • The genesis of inequality, land reforms and path dependence
  • Elections, clientelism and political corruption
  • Bureaucracy, patronage and bureaucratic corruption
  • Industrial policy, capture and corporate corruption
  • Cross-national evidence for generalizability.

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