Corruption in a Global Context

This book provides an important survey of the causes and current state of corruption across a range of nations and regions. Delving into the diverse ways in which corruption is being combatted, the book explores and describes efforts to inculcate principles of ethical conduct in citizens, private sector actors and public sector personnel and institutions. Corruption is a global condition that effects every type of government, at every level, and has bewitched scholars of governance from ancient times to the present day. The book brings together chapters on a range of state and regional corruption experiences, framing them in terms of efforts to enhance ethical conduct and achieve integrity in government practices and operations. In addition, the book addresses and analyses the theoretical and practical bases of ethics that form the background and historical precepts of efforts to create integrity in government practices, and finally assesses recent international efforts to address corruption on an international scale. This book will be perfect for researchers and upper level students of public administration, comparative government, international development, criminal justice, and corruption.

Melchior Powell is Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Administration at California State University, Long Beach, USA. Dina Wafa is Founding Director, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Executive Education, The American University in Cairo, Egypt. Tim A. Mau is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph, Canada.

Introduction: Global Strategies for a Global Scourge - Melchior Powell, Dina Wafa and Tim A. Mau Part One: Theoretical and Historical Context 1. Surviving Bureaucracy: Patterns of Corruption, Prospects for Reform Charles Garofalo 2. Corruption in Context: What Goes Wrong in Governance Leo Huberts and Karin Lasthuizen Part Two: Fighting Corruption and Restoring Public Trust and Accountability in a Regional Context A. Africa: Southern Africa and Western Africa 3. Anti-Corruption Agencies as Tools for Fighting Corruption in West Africa: The Nigerian Example David U. Enweremadu 4. Legal and Institutional Measures Against Corruption in Southern Africa: Case Studies E.A. Mantzaris and P. Pillay B. Asia 5. Corruption in China: Tigers and Flies Beware Donald Menzel 6. Corruption in South Asia Sucheta Pyakuryal and Raymond W. Cox III 7. Corruption in the Arab World Dina Wafa C. Australasia 8. Anti-Corruption Measures in Australia and New Zealand Adam Masters and Katherine Hall D. Russia and Europe 9. Corruption Syndrome: Reverse Evolution of Bureaucracy-Corruption in Russia Sergey Zuev and Dmitry Rogozin 10. Multidimensional Comparative Analysis of Corruption in Europe from 1999-2013 Agata Wiecek-Starczynska, Katarzyna Mroczek-Dabrowska and Piotr Trapczynski E. The Americas 11. Corruption in Canada: An Emerging Culture of Entitlement Threatens Good Governance Tim A. Mau 12. Corruption in the United States: A Systems View of Ethics Management Melchior Powell 13. Latin America: The Proliferation of Public Organizations Victor S. Peña Part Three: Combatting Corruption Worldwide 14. Public Service Ethics and Accountability in a Globalized World Cynthia E. Lynch and Thomas D. Lynch 15. Grappling with Corruption Globally: Concluding Observations Melchior Powell, Dina Wafa and Tim A. Mau