Political Corruption

Honorable Mention, 2024 Outstanding Published Book Award, Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section, American Sociological AssociationToday...

Democracy means rule by the people, but in practice even the most robust democracies delegate most rule making to a political classThe gap between ...

'Powerful...His extensively reported tales of individual whistleblowers and their often cruel fates are compelling...They reveal what it can mean t...

As corruption is a serious problem in many Asian countries their governments have introduced many anti-corruption measures since the 1950s. This bo...

In 21st century Britain, a 'perfect storm' seems to have engulfed many of its institutions. This book is the first wholesale consideration of the c...

Brazil's democracy has repeatedly suffered major corruption scandals, despite numerous reforms designed to overcome entrenched patterns of illicit ...

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This book investigates the pervasive problem of corruption across the Middle East and North Africa. Drawing on the specifics of the local context, ...

To a large extent, elite politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen hold the fortunes of their societies in their hands. This edited volume describe...

'Pertinent!' Margaret Atwood'Illuminating . . . reveals why some people and systems are more likely to be corrupted by power than others' Adam Gran...

'A shocking, enraging, sometimes hilarious exposé of a tax system that lives down to all our worst fears of further enriching the wealthy at the ex...

This edited volume assesses governance innovation and institutional change under the fifth generation of Chinas political leaders headed by Xi Jinp...

Vladimir Pereverzin's Kafkaesque story is vividly told in this skilful translation of his shocking, but also wryly humorous and ultimately upliftin...

A re-conceptualisation of the widely-held concept of the 'resource curse', which contends that resource booms inevitably lead to numerous political...

'Corruption' in public procurement typically involves procurement decisions taken in favour of preferred bidders in exchange for improper compensat...

Each federal employee takes an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, but none ...

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An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the presi...

Why would the first family of oil so ardently support environmental climate research and activism? Join author and researcher Jacob Nordangård as h...

'Brilliant observations on the anthropology of power. You will laugh aloud and you won't put it down' Daniel Kahneman In this eye-opening explorati...