The history of corruption in central government Cover; Title page; Preface; Contents; Central Government Corruption in Historical Perspective; Whats Past is Prologue: Administrative Corruption in Australia; La corruption dans ladministration belge aux xix[sup(e)] et xx[sup(e)] siècles; Corruption and Public Service in Canada: Conceptual and Practical Dimensions; Good Governance and Corruption in Finland; La Corruption dans lAdministration Allemande; Corruption in the Central Administration of the Greek State: A Historical Approach; Corruption in Italy: A Structural Approach This work is a study of administrative corruption from an historical perspective. It aims to answer questions such as :Can we find general patterns in the development of corruption And what are the connections between administrative corruption political corruption and development