Syndromes of corruption : wealth, power, and democracy

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Corruption is a threat to democracy and economic development in many societies. It arises in the ways people pursue, use and exchange wealth and power, and in the strength or weakness of the state, political and social institutions that sustain and restrain those processes. Differences in these factors, Michael Johnston argues, give rise to four major syndromes of corruption: Influence Markets, Elite Cartels, Oligarchs and Clans, and Official Moguls. Johnston uses statistical measures to identify societies in each group, and case studies to show that the expected syndromes do arise. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Michael Johnston, 1949-

Document Type

Books

Physical Description

xiii, 267 s.

Published

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005

Subjects

korupce

boj proti korupci

působnost veřejné správy

studie

corrupt practices

corruption control

public administration competence

studies

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Bibliography

Obsahuje bibliografii (s. 228-256) a rejstřík

ISBN

978-0-521-61859-5