Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 277 g
The Italian Case in a Comparative Perspective
Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 277 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-73335-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
The book shines a light on anti-corruption practices and aims to foster open discussion about this pressing topical issue among peers in all relevant fields of the social sciences.
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Introduction
Part I. The international landscape of anti-corruption efforts
Chapter 1 Varieties of approach and country cases
1.1 The nature of corruption
1.2 The set of countries under observation
1.3 Dimensions of the country analysis
1.4 Country case: France
1.5 Country case: Italy
1.6 Country case: the United Kingdom
1.7 Country case: the United States of America
1.8 Country case: Australia
1.5 Summary
Chapter 2 The mission and operations of the Italian experiment
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Timeline of Anti-corruption Authority key statutes and events
2.3 Towards a cycle of planning and feedback
2.4 Conclusions
Chapter 3 An inside-out view of Italy’s Anti-corruption Authority
3.1 Supervision activities
3.2 Regulatory activities
3.3 The Anti-corruption Authority’s organizational reality
3.4 Conclusion
Chapter 4 Country comparison of anti-corruption efforts
4.1 The institutional setup
4.2 The power and scope of the organization
4.3 Definition of corruption: public vs. private
4.4 Mission: prevention or repression of corruption
4.5 Operations: (micro-)reporting from the field or concentration on big issues
4.6 Focus of action: objective vs. subjective measures
4.7 Relationship with transparency
4.8 The anti-corruption plan as an instrument of engagement
4.9 Summary of Part 1
Part II. Broadening the view: adding contextual elements
Chapter 5 The social and economic context of the anti-corruption effort
5.1 Italy in the international arena
5.2 The social structure and regional differences
5.3 The structure of public administration
5.4 Public expenditure in detail
5.5 The Anti-corruption Authority’s framework
5.6 Conclusion
Chapter 6 Measuring the impact of the anti-corruption effort
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Foregone GDP
6.3 Analysis of legislation
6.4 Academic sources
6.5 Intermediate variables
6.6 Types of corruption
Chapter 7 Origin and support of the anti-corruption effort: the stakeholders
7.1 Formal publics
7.2 Informal publics
7.3 The overt critics: magistrates and politicians
Chapter 8 Corruption case histories
8.1 An anti-corruption "clinic"
8.2 A large municipality
8.3 An international event
8.4 The Ministry of Public Works
8.5 Conclusion
Chapter 9 Joining public and private anti-corruption efforts
9.1 The convergence of reporting instruments
9.2 The convergence of United Nations initiatives
9.3 Finding public–private synergies: a proposal
9.4 Beyond control: management by benchmarking
Chapter 10 Conclusions and future studies
Chapter 11 Interview with the Italian Anti-corruption Authority president, Raffaele Cantone