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Corruption in contemporary politics : A new travel guide /

This title provides an accessible account of the significance of political corruption, its causes, consequences and remedies. Recognising that corruption is a serious problem in the globalised world of the early twenty-first century, the book takes the reader on a journey - beginning with what corru...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newell, James (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This title provides an accessible account of the significance of political corruption, its causes, consequences and remedies. Recognising that corruption is a serious problem in the globalised world of the early twenty-first century, the book takes the reader on a journey - beginning with what corruption is, why its study is important and how it can be measured. From there it moves on to explore corruption's causes, its consequences and how it can be tackled - before discovering how these things are playing out in the established liberal democracies, in the former communist regimes and in the newly industrialised and 'developing' world. On the way it takes a couple of detours - first, to explore corruption's mechanisms and dynamics and second to survey the scandals to which it may give rise. The book is therefore offered as an informative 'travel guide' of potential interest to journalists and policy makers as well as to students and academics
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780719088926