Is Corruption Curable?

This book explores how corruption is now widely recognized as a major disease which threatens not only economic development but also the foundations of societies. As well as examining the causes and consequences of corruption, this book also offers a deep analysis of possible cures. It discusses the solutions that have been adopted in different countries and at the international level in order to curb corruption. Previous analyses have focused mainly on the causes and consequences of corruption but by analysing the different solutions that have been adopted around the world, and the reason of their successes or failures, this book seeks to help national and international policy makers in setting an effective anti-corruption strategy.
The book will be of particular interest to researchers, students, scholars and practitioners working on corruption.

Explores how politics, justice, media and education constitute the main components of an effective anti-corruption strategy Uses examples to show how some countries which were previously among the most corrupt are now among the least corrupt Draws on formal economic studies (including theoretical and empirical models), but is non-technical in order to allow the reader understanding the problem without specific knowledge in mathematics or econometrics

Autorentext
Khalid Sekkat is Full Professor of Economics at the University of Brussels, Belgium, and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Technics in Morocco. He has previously published around 10 books and several of his articles on development economics have appeared in leading journals including the Journal of International Economics and the Journal of Development Economics.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Part I: Corruption, extent, causes and consequences.- 1. Definition, amount and coverage.- 2. Measurement issues.- 3. Causes.- 4. Consequences.- Part II: Anti-corruption strategies: the role of the state.- 5. Democracy and corruption.- 6. Electoral rules.- 7. Decentralization.- 8. Regulation.- 9. Justice.- 10. Specialized anti-corruption agencies.- 11. Incentives and the corruption market.- 12. International cooperation.- Part III: Anti-corruption strategies: the role of civil society.- 13. The role of the civil society and the media.- 14. Civil society and the specific role of ICT.- 15. Civil society and the role of education.- Conclusion.