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Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives

Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives

Haller, Dieter
Shore, Cris

Hardcover

AnthropologyCriminology

ISBN10: 0745321585
ISBN13: 9780745321585
Publisher: Pluto Pr
Published: Jul 1 2005
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Corruption in politics and business is, after war, perhaps the greatest threat to democracy. Academic studies of corruption tend to come from the field of International Relations, analysing systems of formal rules and institutions. This book offers a radically different perspective -- it shows how anthropology can throw light on aspects of corruption that remain unexamined in international relations.The contributors reveal how corruption operates through informal rules, personal connections and the wider social contexts that govern everyday practices. They argue that patterns of corruption are part of the fabric of everyday life -- wherever we live -- and subsequently they are often endemic in our key institutions.The book examines corruption across a range of different contexts from transitional societies such as post-Soviet Russia and Romania, to efforts to reform or regulate institutions that are perceived to be potentially corrupt, such as the European Commission. The book also covers the Enron and WorldCom scandals, the mafia in Sicily and the USA, and the world of anti-corruption as represented by NGOs like Transparency International.

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