Nicolescu-Waggonner No Rule of Law, No Democracy

Conflicts of Interest, Corruption, and Elections as Democratic Deficits
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4384-6265-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Argues that new democracies face consolidation challenges due to campaign finance corruption and the unwillingness of politicians to reform rule of law enforcement.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nicolescu-Waggonner, Cristina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Part I. Democracy, Rule of Law, and Corruption

1. Introduction

2. Democratic Rule of Law in the 21st Century: The Theoretical Frameworks

Part II. Democratic Rule of Law and Corruption in Practice

3. Public Procurement, Party Finance, and Corrupt Judiciary: The Case of Romania

4. Public Procurement, Party Finance, and Corrupt Judiciary: The Case of the Czech Republic

5. Toward Rule of Law: Romania

Part III. Democratic Rule of Law and Corruption: Cross-National Time-Series Analyses

6. New Democracies in the World without the Rule of Law

7. Conclusion: From Punishment to Trust, to Legitimacy, and to Rule of Law

Appendices Definitions, Interviews, Lists, Legislation, Results
Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Cristina Nicolescu-Waggonner is Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pomona College.