Preventing Corruption [electronic resource] : Investigation, Enforcement and Governance /
Brooks, G.author.
Walsh, D.author.
Lewis, C.author.
Kim, H.author.
This book reveals the extent, types, investigation, enforcement and governance of international corruption. Providing a unique international coverage, it reveals the limits of current anti-corruption strategies and explores the involvement of western democratic states in corruption.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Series Editor's Introduction; Introduction; Part I:  Defining, Measuring and Explaining  Corruption; 1 Defining Corruption; Introduction; Problems of definition; Law, politics and culture: Competing definitions?; Forms of corruption; Typologies of corruption; Conclusion; 2 Measuring Corruption; Introduction; Measuring corruption; Comparing aggregated indices; Concerns with CPI and WGI; Measuring corruption trends; Measuring corruption victimisation; Micro-approaches to measuring corruption levels and responses to corruption; Measuring responses to corruption
Conclusion3 Explaining Corruption; Introduction; Economic variables as a cause of corruption; Demographic and cultural explanations of corruption; Political, legal and bureaucratic systems as explanations for corruption; Applying criminological theory to corruption; Tackling corruption; Conclusion; Part II: Limits to Legislation, the Exposure and Sanctions Available to Punish Corruption; 4 International Compliance: The Limitations to Legislation; A brief review of 'western' international legislation and corruption; The limitations of legislation: A legal problem
The limitations of legislation: A cultural issueThe limitations of legislation: A moral dilemma; Sanctions as a new form of cultural control to protect western interests; Conclusion; 5 Encouraging Exposure; Introduction; Defining the problem: What is whistleblowing?; The limits to legislation; Internal qualifying disclosures; External qualifying disclosures; Whistleblowing in the US; The inadequacies of SOX; 'Help from the inside': Understanding exposure in fighting corruption; Anonymity; The motivation to expose corruption; Characteristics of the organisation; Position of power
Explaining whistleblowing: A combination of  theoretical modelsA combination of models; Conclusion; 6 Threats, Persuasion and Sanctions as an Aid to Tackling Corruption; Introduction; The reach of bribery and corruption; The 'processes' in place to counter bribery and corruption at national and international level; Enforcing the law and regulations: Level/threshold of evidence; Conclusion; Part III: State Crime, State Capture and Private Sector Corruption; 7 State Capture, Corruption and the Use of Force; Introduction; What is state crime?; A framework for state crime
Corruption and state captureDeveloping a framework of state capture; Conclusion; 8 Private Organisations as an Extension of Government Power; Introduction; State capture and Iraq; State capture and Africa; State capture and private military contractors; Lack of regulation and accountability; Conclusion; 9 Is All Corruption Bad? Understanding Individual and Organisational Vested Self-Interest; Introduction; Understanding corruption; Two views of corruption; 'Grease the wheels'; 'Sand in the wheels'; The resource curse: The paradox of poverty from plenty
Foreign direct investment (FDI) and corruption
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book reveals the extent, types, investigation, enforcement and governance of international corruption. Providing a unique international coverage, it reveals the limits of current anti-corruption strategies and explores the involvement of western democratic states in corruption.
Criminal law.
Organized crime.
Criminology.
Police.
Politics and war.
International criminal law.
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.
Organized Crime.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Policing.
Military and Defence Studies.
International Criminal Law .