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Political corruption has recently emerged as a key area in the study of advanced industrial nations. Not only has it become more visible than in the past, its sheer scale in some countries has had a significant impact on the functioning of their political institutions. Martin Bull and James Newell have assembled a group of experts to address the importance of this phenomenon for contemporary Western democracies - as well as for the new democracies of Eastern Europe, for the European Union and at the international level.
List of contents
List of Tables and Figures Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction; J.L.Newell & M.J.Bull PART ONE: 'QUITE CORRUPT' COUNTRIES Political Corruption in Spain; F.Jiminéz & M.Cainzos Political Corruption in Greece; K.S.Koutsoukis Political Corruption in Italy; J.L.Newell & M.J.Bull PART TWO: 'SOMEWHAT CORRUPT' COUNTRIES Political Corruption in Germany; J.McKay Political Corruption in the United States; R.Williams Political Corruption in France; J.A.J.Evans Political Corruption in Belgium; L.de Winter Political Corruption in Japan; A.Rothacher Political Corruption in Portugal; J.M.Magone PART THREE: 'LEAST CORRUPT' COUNTRIES Political Corruption in Sweden; S.Andersson Political Corruption in the Netherlands; P.van Duyne , L.W.J.C.Huberts & H.van den Heuvel Political Corruption in Ireland; N.Collins & M.O'Shea Political Corruption in the United Kingdom; A.Doig PART FOUR: COMPARATIVE, SUPRA-NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Political Corruption in Central and Eastern Europe; L.Holmes International Corruption; J.C.Andvig Political Corruption in the European Union; D.Nelken Conclusion: Political Corruption in Contemporary Democracies; M.J.Bull & J.L.Newell
About the author
STAFFAN ANDERSSON Department of Political Science, Umea University, Sweden
JENS CHRISTOPHER ANDVIG Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
MIGUEL CAINZOS Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
NEIL COLLINS Professor and Head of Department, University College, Cork, Ireland
LIEVEN DE WINTER Professor of Politics, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
ALAN DOIG Professor of Public Services Management, University of Teesside, UK
JOCELYN EVANS Lecturer in Politics, University of Salford, UK
J. H. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL Professor of Policy Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
LESLIE HOLMES Professor of Political Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
L. W. J. C. HUBERTS Professor of Policy Studies and Criminal Justice, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
FERNANDO JIMINÉZ Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
KLEOMONIS KOUTSOUKIS Professor of Political Science, Panteion University, Athens, Greece
JOSÉ MAGONE Senior Lecturer in European Politics, University of Hull, UK
JOANNA MCKAY Senior Lecturer in Politics, Nottingham Trent University, UK
DAVID NELKEN Distinguished Professor of Legal Institutions and Social Change, University of Macerata, Italy and Distinguished Research Professor of Law, University of Wales, Cardiff
MARY O'SHEA Lecturer in Irish Politics, University College, Cork, Ireland
ALBRECHT ROTHACHER Directorfor Public Affairs, Asia Europe Foundation, Singapore
PETRUS C. VAN DUYNE Professor of Empirical Penal Science, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands
ROBERT WILLIAMS Professor of Politics, University of Durham, UK
Summary
Political corruption has recently emerged as a key area in the study of advanced industrial nations. Not only has it become more visible than in the past, its sheer scale in some countries has had a significant impact on the functioning of their political institutions. Martin Bull and James Newell have assembled a group of experts to address the importance of this phenomenon for contemporary Western democracies - as well as for the new democracies of Eastern Europe, for the European Union and at the international level.
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'...the book clearly reflects two major shifts in perspective that characterize this new strand of literture on corruption...The great strength of this book lies in the wealth of experiences and proposals it offers, making it clear that there are no easy answers for the problems.' - Liliane Karlinger, Environment and Planning
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'...the book clearly reflects two major shifts in perspective that characterize this new strand of literture on corruption...The great strength of this book lies in the wealth of experiences and proposals it offers, making it clear that there are no easy answers for the problems.' - Liliane Karlinger, Environment and Planning
