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Corruption Ray Fisman (Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Boston University)

Corruption By Ray Fisman (Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Boston University)

Summary

A thought-provoking examination of the causes and consequences of corruption, as well as ways to overcome it, Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a wide-ranging overview of the key questions and issues.

Corruption Summary

Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know by Ray Fisman (Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Boston University)

Corruption regularly makes front page headlines: public officials embezzling government monies, selling public offices, and trading bribes for favors to private companies generate public indignation and calls for reform. In Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, renowned scholars Ray Fisman and Miriam A. Golden provide a deeper understanding of why corruption is so damaging politically, socially, and economically. Among the key questions examined are: is corruption the result of perverse economic incentives? Does it stem from differences in culture and tolerance for illicit acts of government officials? Why don't voters throw corrupt politicians out of office? Vivid examples from a wide range of countries and situations shed light on the causes of corruption, and how it can be combated.

Corruption Reviews

This book represents a useful and affordable addition to any anti-corruption collection or library. It builds upon existing work of political scientists and economists who have focused on the political economy of corruption. * Adam Masters, Economic Record *
The authors provide an accessible but solid introduction to the issue that combines insights from the literature with numerous empirical examples from a wide range of countries that illustrate their argument. This way, the book can serve as a valuable resource for policy-makers as well as the syllabi of modules in political science and development economics. * Fabian Stroetges, Global Policy *

About Ray Fisman (Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Boston University)

Ray Fisman is the Slater Family Chair in Behavioral Economics at Boston University. He is the coauthor of Economic Gangsters (with Edward Miguel); and with Tim Sullivan of The Org and The Inner Lives of Markets. Miriam A. Golden is Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Los Angeles. A Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, she has conducted research on corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures 1 Introduction 2 What Is Corruption? 3 Where is Corruption Most Prevalent? 4 What Are the Consequences of Corruption? 5 Who is Involved in Corruption, and Why? 6 What are the Cultural Bases of Corruption? 7 How Do Political Institutions Affect Corruption? 8 How Do Countries Shift from High to Low Corruption? 9 What Can Be Done To Reduce Corruption? Endnotes Figures

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NPB9780190463984
9780190463984
0190463988
Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know by Ray Fisman (Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Boston University)
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Oxford University Press Inc
2017-04-27
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