The institutional economics of corruption and reform theory, evidence, and policy

Corruption has been a feature of public institutions for centuries yet only relatively recently has it been made the subject of sustained scientific analysis. Lambsdorff shows how insights from institutional economics can be used to develop a better understanding of why corruption occurs and the bes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lambsdorff, Johann Graf, 1965- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press 2008
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; A roadmap to this book; 1. Introduction; 2. Enemies of corruption; 3. What is bad about bureaucratic corruption? An institutional economic approach; 4. The dilemma of the kleptocrat: what is bad about political corruption?; 5. Corruption and transactions costs: the rent-seeking perspective; 6. Making corrupt deals: contracting in the shadow of the law; 7. Exporters' ethics and the art of bribery; 8. How confidence facilitates illegal transactions: an empirical approach; 9. Corrupt relational contracting; 10. Concluding thoughts; Annex: Technical details to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index; References; Index.