Corruption

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ray Fisman, Ray (Professor Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics Fisman, Ray/ Golden Fisman, Raymond Fisman, Fisman Ray, Miriam A. Golden, Miriam A. (Professor of Political Science Golden, Golden Miriam A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780190463977
• ISBN: 978-0-19-046397-7
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Series: What Everyone Needs to Know; What Everyone Needs To Know®; What Everyone Needs to Know (P
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Business ethics & social responsibility, Political corruption, Political Economy, Business ethics and social responsibility, Social and ethical issues, Corruption in society, Corruption in politics, government and society