Corruption in the Contemporary World

Hardback – 16 sep 2014

This book presents a variety of perspectives on the phenomenon of political and economic corruption-and the link between them-through focused and theoretical analysis. While grounded in the intellectual tradition of classical writers such as Edmund Burke, the volume presents an updated profile of corrupted practices in the contemporary world.

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Jonathan Mendilow chairs the Research Committee on Political Finance & Political Corruption of the International Political Science Association and the Department of Political Science at Rider University. Ilan Peleg is Charles A. Dana Professor of Government and Law at Lafayette College and adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC.

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Chapter 1: Introduction: Edmund¿s Burke¿s Concept of Corruption and Beyond Jonathan Mendilow and Ilan Peleg Chapter 2: The Meaning of Corruption in World Opinion Frank Louis Rusciano Chapter 3: The Shifting Landscape of Corruption in America: Legal Corruption, Systemic Corruption or a New Form Barry Seldes Chapter 4: Can Public Funding and Citizen United Coexist? Robert G. Boatright Chapter 5: Corruption and the Arab Spring: Comparing the Pre- and Post-Spring Situation Ilan Peleg and Jonathan Mendilow Chapter 6:Ancient Democracy and the Modern Era: Why is Corruption so Common These Days? Rebecca R. Fiske Chapter 7: The Austrian Way: Neo-Corporatism and Neoliberal Corruption Barbara Franz and Jürgen Pfeffer Chapter 8: Corruptible Competition: Power Nodes, Corruption, and Sleaze Michael J. Brogan Chapter 9: Tackling Corruption, finally? How Domestic and Supranational Factors have Led to Incremental Policy Change in Italy Daniela R. Piccio, Fabrizio Di Mascio, and Alessandro Natalini Chapter 10: Corruption Perception and Collective Action: The Case of Spain Manuel Villoria, Fernando Jiménez-Sánchez and Ana Revuelta Chapter 11: State Capitalism and Corruption: The Case of China Jacob Sprague White Chapter 12: Anthropological Approaches to Corruption: Globalizing Processes & Case Studies Roberta Fiske-Rusciano