Title: The economics of corruption /
Authors: Mishra, Ajit.
Date: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Physical description: x, 343 pages ; 22 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: J
Abstract: "A major theme in the study of corruption is the moral status of corruption or bribery. The readings in this collection reflect, for the first time, the role of incentives as well as governance structures at various levels - individuals, groups, classes, and sub-cultures. The major issues covered include collusion, misgovernance, corruptible law enforcers, bribe-seeking bureaucracy, electoral competition, and special interest politics. In an introduction Mishra discusses a broad spectrum of sociocultural indicators that have an impact on the level of corruption."--Jacket.
Contents: Corruption : an overview / Ajit Mishra -- Corruption, its causes and effects / Gunnar Myrdal -- Hierarchies and bureaucracies : on the role of collusion in organizations / Jean Tirole -- A theory of misgovernance / Abhijit V. Banerjee -- Pervasive shortages under socialism / Andrei Shleifer and Robert Vishny -- Corruption and growth / Paulo Mauro -- Corruptible law enforcers : how should they be compensated / Dilip Mookherjee and I. P. L. PNG -- Notes on bribery and the control of corruption / Kaushik Basu, Sudipto Bhattacharya, and Ajit Mishra -- The choice between market failures and corruption / Daron Acemoglu and Thierry Verdier -- Rents, competition, and corruption / Alberto Ades and Rafael di Tella -- Electoral competition and special interest politics.
Subject headings (LCSH): Corporations--Corrupt practices; Corruption--Econometric models.; Corruption--Economic aspects--India.; Corruption--Economic aspects.