Controlling Corruption
$21.95, £12.95 paperback
978-0-520-07408-8
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230 pages,
March 1988, Available worldwide
Categories: Politics; Asian Studies; Economics; African Studies
March 1988, Available worldwide
Categories: Politics; Asian Studies; Economics; African Studies
"This is a most worthwhile book, both for its insights into anti-corruption policies and for the academic debate about more general questions that it will certainly create."—Michael Johnston, American Political Science Review
"This is an extremely readable and well-researched book, and the author must be congratulated for having the courage to open up a subject which is still largely taboo in many developing countries."—George C. Abbott, Public Administration and Development
"An excellent introduction to methods of reducing corruption."—Gordon Tullock, Journal of Economic Literature
"This is an extremely readable and well-researched book, and the author must be congratulated for having the courage to open up a subject which is still largely taboo in many developing countries."—George C. Abbott, Public Administration and Development
"An excellent introduction to methods of reducing corruption."—Gordon Tullock, Journal of Economic Literature
"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
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.