Controlling corruption /
Corruption is increasingly recognized as a preeminent problem in the developing world. Bribery, extortion, fraud, kickbacks, and collusion have resulted in retarded economies, predator elites, and political instability. In this lively and absorbing book, Robert Klitgaard provides a framework for des...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, c1988. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | Corruption is increasingly recognized as a preeminent problem in the developing world. Bribery, extortion, fraud, kickbacks, and collusion have resulted in retarded economies, predator elites, and political instability. In this lively and absorbing book, Robert Klitgaard provides a framework for designing anti-corruption policies, and describes through five case studies how courageous policymakers were able to control corruption. Corruption is increasingly recognized as a preeminent problem in the developing world. Bribery, extortion, fraud, kickbacks, and collusion have resulted in retarded economies, predator elites, and political instability. In this lively and absorbing book, Robert Klitgaard provides a framework for designing anti-corruption policies, and describes through five case studies how courageous policymakers were able to control corruption. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 220 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520911180 0585054312 661235593X 9780520911185 9780585054315 9786612355936 |
| Author Notes: | Robert Klitgaard is Dean and Ford Distinguished Professor of International Development adn Security at the RAND Government School. He has been a professor at Harvard and Karachi Universities and has served as a consultant in twenty-one nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. |