Sekkat Is Corruption Curable?

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-98518-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 357 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

This book explores how corruption is now widely recognized as a major 'disease' which threatens not only economic development but also the foundations of societies. As well as examining the causes and consequences of corruption, this book also offers a deep analysis of possible cures. It discusses the solutions that have been adopted in different countries and at the international level in order to curb corruption. Previous analyses have focused mainly on the causes and consequences of corruption but by analysing the different solutions that have been adopted around the world, and the reason of their successes or failures, this book seeks to help national and international policy makers in setting an effective anti-corruption strategy. 
The book will be of particular interest to researchers, students, scholars and practitioners working on corruption.

Khalid Sekkat is Full Professor of Economics at the University of Brussels, Belgium, and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Technics in Morocco. He has previously published around 10 books and several of his articles on development economics have appeared in leading journals including the Journal of International Economics and the Journal of Development Economics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sekkat, Khalid

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;6
2;Abbreviations;8
3;List of Tables;10
4;Introduction;11
5;Part I Corruption, Extent, Causes and Consequences;15
6;1 Definition, Amount, and Coverage;19
6.1;1Definition;19
6.1.1;1.1Public Officials;20
6.1.2;1.2Illegality;22
6.1.3;1.3Payments and Benefits;24
6.2;2Amount;25
6.3;3Coverage;27
6.4;4Politics;28
6.4.1;4.1Bureaucracy;30
6.4.2;4.2Justice;33
6.4.3;4.3Media;35
6.4.4;4.4Education;38
6.4.5;4.5Medical;41
6.4.6;4.6Water;43
6.5;5Conclusion;46
6.6;References;47
7;2 Measurement Issues;52
7.1;1Measurement Issues;53
7.2;2Selected Indicators;55
7.2.1;2.1Corruption Perceptions Index;55
7.2.2;2.2International Country Risk Guide;56
7.2.3;2.3Worldwide Governance Indicators;57
7.2.4;2.4World Enterprise Surveys;58
7.2.5;2.5Criticisms;59
7.2.6;2.6Comparative Analysis of the Indicators;62
7.3;3Perception Versus Experience;66
7.3.1;3.1Reasons for the Divergence;66
7.3.2;3.2Evidence of Divergence;68
7.4;4Persistence of Corruption;72
7.4.1;4.1Evidence of Persistence;74
7.4.2;4.2Explanations of Persistence: Conceptual Discussion and Empirical Evidence;77
7.5;5Conclusion;80
7.6;References;81
8;3 Causes;83
8.1;1Conceptual Analysis;84
8.1.1;1.1Characteristics of the Country: Geography and History;84
8.1.2;1.2Characteristics of Institutions: Democracy, Functioning of Democracy, and Decentralization;86
8.1.3;1.3Characteristics of the Society and Citizens: Culture, Values, and Gender;88
8.1.4;1.4Characteristics of the Economy: Regulatory Quality, Economic Competition, and Economic Development;89
8.1.5;1.5Characteristics of the Corruption System: Systemic Corruption;90
8.2;2Empirical Evidence;91
8.2.1;2.1Characteristics of the Country: Geography and History;94
8.2.2;2.2Characteristics of Institutions: Democracy, Functioning of Democracy, and Decentralization;100
8.2.3;2.3Characteristics of the Society and Citizens: Culture, Values, and Gender;103
8.2.4;2.4Characteristics of the Economy: Regulatory Quality, Economic Competition, and Economic Development;119
8.2.5;2.5Characteristics of the Corruption System: Systemic Corruption;122
8.3;3Conclusion;126
8.4;References;127
9;4 Consequences;131
9.1;1Conceptual Analysis;131
9.1.1;1.1Unconditional Economic Effects;132
9.1.2;1.2Unconditional Non-economic Effects;135
9.1.3;1.3Conditional Effects: “Greasing” Versus “Sanding” the Wheels;136
9.2;2Evidence: Economic Effects;140
9.2.1;2.1Unconditional Effects;141
9.2.2;2.2Conditional Effects;149
9.3;3Evidence: Non-economic Effects;155
9.4;4Conclusion;165
9.5;References;167
10;Part II Anti-corruption Strategies: The Role of the State;172
11;5 Democracy;176
11.1;1Expected Impacts of Democracy on Corruption;177
11.2;2Actual Impacts of Democracy on Corruption;178
11.3;3Conclusion;186
11.4;References;187
12;6 Electoral Rules;189
12.1;1Expected Impacts of Electoral Rules on Corruption;190
12.2;2Actual Impacts of Electoral Rules on Corruption;193
12.3;3Conclusion;197
12.4;References;198
13;7 Decentralization;199
13.1;1Expected Impacts of Decentralization on Corruption;200
13.2;2Actual Impacts of Decentralization on Corruption;202
13.3;3Conclusion;209
13.4;References;210
14;8 Regulation;212
14.1;1Expected Impacts of Regulation on Corruption;213
14.2;2Actual Impacts of Regulation on Corruption;214
14.3;3Conclusion;218
14.4;References;219
15;9 Justice;220
15.1;1Expected Impacts of Justice on Corruption: Structural and Procedural Aspects;221
15.2;2Actual Impacts of Justice on Corruption: Structural and Procedural Aspects;223
15.3;3Expected Impacts of Justice on Corruption: Sentencing;229
15.4;4Actual Impacts of Justice on Corruption: Sentencing;233
15.5;5Conclusion;236
15.6;References;237
16;10 Specialized Anti-corruption Agencies;240
16.1;1Expected Impacts of ACAs on Corruption;240
16.2;2Actual Impacts of ACAs on Corruption;243
16.3;3Conclusion;247
16.4;References;247
17;11 Incentives and the Corruption Market;249
17.1;1Expected Impacts on Corruption;250
17.1.1;1.1Incentives and Wages;250
17.1.2;1.2Public Service Delivery and the Bureaucrat’s Monopoly;250
17.1.3;1.3Shifting Service Provision to the Private Sector;251
17.2;2Actual Impacts on Corruption;252
17.2.1;2.1Incentives and Wages;252
17.2.2;2.2Public Service Delivery and the Bureaucrat’s Monopoly;260
17.2.3;2.3Shifting Service Provision to the Private Sector;264
17.3;3Conclusion;270
17.4;References;271
18;12 International Cooperation;273
18.1;1Instruments of International Cooperation;273
18.1.1;1.1Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA);273
18.1.2;1.2United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC);276
18.1.3;1.3Other Anti-Corruption Initiatives;276
18.2;2The Debate on the Costs and Benefits of These Instruments;277
18.3;3Actual Impacts of International Cooperation;279
18.4;4Conclusion;283
18.5;References;284
19;Part III Anti-corruption Strategies: The Role of Civil Society;286
20;13 Civil Society and the Media;289
20.1;1Expected Impacts of the Media on Corruption;290
20.2;2Actual Impacts of the Media on Corruption;292
20.3;3Conclusion;302
20.4;References;302
21;14 Civil Society and the Specific Role of ICT;304
21.1;1Expected Impacts of ICT on Corruption;305
21.2;2Actual Impacts of ICT on Corruption;306
21.3;3Conclusion;313
21.4;References;314
22;15 Civil Society and the Role of Education;315
22.1;1Expected Impacts of Education on Corruption;316
22.1.1;1.1Social Capital and Corruption;316
22.1.2;1.2Education and Social Capital;318
22.2;2Actual Impacts of Education on Corruption;319
22.2.1;2.1Social Capital and Corruption;319
22.2.2;2.2Education and Social Capital;323
22.2.3;2.3Education and Corruption;328
22.3;3Conclusion;336
22.4;References;337
23;Conclusion;340
24;Index;344