Interpreting Corruption - Culture and Politics in the Pacific Islands

Klappentext What counts as corruption in the Pacific and what causes it? How much is really going on? How can we measure it? What types are present? Are gifts really bribes? Is 'culture' an excuse for corruption? Is politics intrinsically corrupt? In clear and concise language, this work attempts to answer these questions. The author takes a comparative approach, drawing on economics, law, political science, and anthropology, as well as literature and poetry from the region. Zusammenfassung This book reflects on the upsurge in talk about corruption in the region! and takes a skeptical view of anti-corruption campaigns. It considers who is doing the talking! what they count as corruption! efforts to quantify how much corruption there is in the region! and ideas about culture and politics used to explain! justify or condemn corruption.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Larmour
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2012
• EAN: 9780824835149
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3514-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Topics in the Contemporary Pac; Topics in Contemporary Pacific; Topics in the Contemporary Pac
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education