A framework for fighting bribery, extortion, and fraud — with five case studies from around the world.
Author: Robert Klitgaard
Year: 1988
Publisher: University of California Press
Topics: Anti-Corruption, Corruption, Governance, Developing Countries, Policy Analysis
Translations: 8
About This Book
Corruption is increasingly recognized as a preeminent problem in the developing world. Bribery, extortion, fraud, kickbacks, and collusion have resulted in retarded economies, predator elites, and political instability. In this lively and absorbing book, Robert Klitgaard provides a framework for designing anti-corruption policies, and describes through five case studies how courageous policymakers were able to control corruption. Translated into 8 languages. Widely credited with helping launch the global anti-corruption movement.
Praise
A most worthwhile book, both for its insights into anticorruption policies and for the academic debate about more general questions it will certainly create.
American Political Science Review
Controlling Corruption is a brilliant book. It is far and away the best work on the subject that I have read and I think the best there is.
Aaron Wildavsky, University of California, Berkeley
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Translated into 8 languages.