Eye and the Whip - Corruption Control in the Americas

Levels of corruption vary greatly around the world, with certain regions suffering from it more than others. Why is it pervasive in some countries, how does it weaken critical regulations, and why is it so hard to root out? In The Eye and the Whip, Paul Lagunes applies field experiments to analyze corruption in three countries: Mexico, Peru, and the United States of America.

List of contents

• Chapter 1 - Three Corruption Scandals, Three Field Experiments


• Chapter 2 - Eye and Whip


• Chapter 3 - Corruption in the Built Environment


• Chapter 4 - The Eye Is Not Enough


• Chapter 5 - Scaling Up


• Chapter 6 - Beyond the Duration of an Audit


• Chapter 7 - Ever-Brighter


• References

About the author

Paul Lagunes is Associate Professor at Columbia University's School of International & Public Affairs. He specializes in the study of corruption monitoring, and has published in Public Administration, PLoS ONE, Latin American Research Review, Political Psychology, and the Journal of Social Issues, among others. He is the co-editor of two academic volumes and has over a decade of experience applying field experiments to test the effectiveness of anticorruption interventions in Mexico, Peru, and New York City.

Summary

Levels of corruption vary greatly around the world, with certain regions suffering from it more than others. Why is it pervasive in some countries, how does it weaken critical regulations, and why is it so hard to root out? In The Eye and the Whip, Paul Lagunes applies field experiments to analyze corruption in three countries: Mexico, Peru, and the United States of America.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Lagunes, Paul (Associate Professor Lagunes, Paul (Associate Professor of Internationa Lagunes, Paul (Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs Lagunes, Lagunes Paul
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780197577622
• ISBN: 978-0-19-757762-2
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Comparative Politics, International institutions, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations