A companion volume to the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption published in 2006, the specially … roots of corruption and include new research on topics ranging from corruption in regulation and procurement to vote buying …pt. 1. General overviews -- pt. 2. Procurement and corruption -- pt. 3. Privatization and self-dealing in private firms …

In the efficient delivery of local public services, size matters. Many countries around the world have vertical … corruption, privatization, and inter-municipal cooperation. A combination of theory and empirical evidence provides depth and …

Survey', Economic Journal, 113 (491), November, F632-F652 -- Vito Tanzi (1998), 'Corruption Around the World: Causes … and Applications', World Bank Economic Review, 26 (2), June, 217-35 -- Benjamin A. Olken (2009), 'Corruption Perceptions … Steve McCorriston (2007), 'Corruption Around the World: Evidence from a Structural Model', Journal of Comparative Economics …

This book contributes to the current debates on the shadow economy and related issues of tax evasion and corruption … economic performance, the role of political competition in reducing corruption and measures of, and influences on, corruption … in different countries around the world. Institutions such as the WTO, World Bank and the IMF will find much to engage …

Corruption in organizations is creating an increasing number of victims and causing huge costs. This timely book brings … together international researchers who address the causes and consequences of corruption in organizations and the action needed … to reduce levels of corruption worldwide …

in building a more peaceful and prosperous world. In contrast, they also discuss risks to traditional industries and …

In the post-Enron era, corporate corruption is increasingly on the research agenda. This informative book provides a … novel approach by charting the causes of corruption. It demonstrates how agency (decisions and choices of individuals) and …1. 'Bad apple' approaches to organizational corruption -- 2. Rationalization, self-deception and corruption -- 3. 'When …

transparency: A focus on corruption risk in host countries / Matteo Caroli, Claudia Pongelli and Alfredo Valentino -- 14 financing …, spatial-familiness, corruption, innovation and digital business transformation, challenging core assumptions surrounding the …

. Convenience case of corruption blame -- 4. Convenience case of investment fraud -- 5. Rich and mighty on the shoreline -- 6 …. Corruption among friends -- 7. Germany: Thomas middelhoff -- 8. United States: Bernard kerik -- 9. United States: Jordan belfort … -- 10. Japan: Tsuyoshi kikukawa -- 11. Environmental crime convenience -- 12. Game over for executives -- 13. Corruption in …