Waging War on Corruption
Title | Waging War on Corruption PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Vogl |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2016-09 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1442218533 |
Waging War on Corruption is a fascinating look at worldwide corruption by a leader of the global anticorruption movement. Frank Vogl draws on twenty years of experience to share a history filled stories of activists, victims, and villains; strengthening our understanding of the complexities of corruption with wisdom and integrity.
The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity
Title | The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Anechiarico |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 1996-12-15 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780226020518 |
Using anticorruption efforts in New York City to illustrate their argument, Anechiarico and Jacobs demonstrate the costly inefficiencies of pursuing absolute integrity. By proliferating dysfunctions, constraining decision makers' discretion, shaping priorities, and causing delays, corruption control - no less than corruption itself - has contributed to the contemporary crisis in public administration.
The Enablers
Title | The Enablers PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Vogl |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2021-11-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1538162830 |
Authoritarian regimes in many countries, and the men that lead them, depend on the international management of licit and illicit funds under their control. Frank Vogl shows that curbing their activities for their kleptocratic clients is critical to secure democracy, enhance national security, and ensure international financial stability.
Corrupt Cities
Title | Corrupt Cities PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780821346006 |
Much of the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Turkey was the result of widespread corruption between the construction industry and government officials. Corruption is part of everyday public life and we tend to take it for granted. However, preventing corruption helps to raise city revenues, improve service delivery, stimulate public confidence and participation, and win elections. This book is designed to help citizens and public officials diagnose, investigate and prevent various kinds of corrupt and illicit behaviour. It focuses on systematic corruption rather than the free-lance activity of a few law-breakers, and emphasises practical preventive measures rather than purely punitive or moralistic campaigns.
Useful Enemies
Title | Useful Enemies PDF eBook |
Author | David Keen |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 379 |
Release | 2012-07-31 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0300183712 |
Keen investigates why conflicts are so prevalent and so intractable, even when one side has much greater military resources. He asks who benefits from wars-- whether economically, politically, or psychologically-- and argues that in order to bring them successfully to an end we need to understand the complex vested interests on all sides.
The Weaponisation of Everything
Title | The Weaponisation of Everything PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Galeotti |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2022-02-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0300265131 |
An engaging guide to the various ways in which war is now waged—and how to adapt to this new reality “This brisk everyman’s guide—straight-talking and free of jargon—is a useful tasting menu to a fast moving, constantly evolving set of problems. . . . A lively reminder that war adapts to technology, that civilians are part of modern conflict whether they like it or not.”—Roger Boyes, The Times “Galeotti’s field guide is an admirably clear overview (in his words, ‘quick and opinionated’) of a form of conflict which is vague and hard to grasp. Variously described as hybrid, sub-threshold or grey-zone warfare, this is the no man’s land between peaceful relations and formal combat.”—Helen Warrell, Financial Times Hybrid War, Grey Zone Warfare, Unrestricted War: today, traditional conflict—fought with guns, bombs, and drones—has become too expensive to wage, too unpopular at home, and too difficult to manage. In an age when America threatens Europe with sanctions, and when China spends billions buying influence abroad, the world is heading for a new era of permanent low-level conflict, often unnoticed, undeclared, and unending. Transnational crime expert Mark Galeotti provides a comprehensive and groundbreaking survey of the new way of war. Ranging across the globe, Galeotti shows how today’s conflicts are fought with everything from disinformation and espionage to crime and subversion, leading to instability within countries and a legitimacy crisis across the globe. But rather than suggest that we hope for a return to a bygone era of “stable” warfare, Galeotti details ways of surviving, adapting, and taking advantage of the opportunities presented by this new reality.
China's Gilded Age
Title | China's Gilded Age PDF eBook |
Author | Yuen Yuen Ang |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 275 |
Release | 2020-05-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1108802389 |
Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt growth. Ang unbundles corruption into four varieties: petty theft, grand theft, speed money, and access money. While the first three types impede growth, access money - elite exchanges of power and profit - cuts both ways: it stimulates investment and growth but produces serious risks for the economy and political system. Since market opening, corruption in China has evolved toward access money. Using a range of data sources, the author explains the evolution of Chinese corruption, how it differs from the West and other developing countries, and how Xi's anti-corruption campaign could affect growth and governance. In this formidable yet accessible book, Ang challenges one-dimensional measures of corruption. By unbundling the problem and adopting a comparative-historical lens, she reveals that the rise of capitalism was not accompanied by the eradication of corruption, but rather by its evolution from thuggery and theft to access money. In doing so, she changes the way we think about corruption and capitalism, not only in China but around the world.