Corruption in America
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009423373 (ISBN)
How corrupt is the United States of America? While the US presents itself as an exemplar of democratic government and politics, many citizens see it as highly corrupt. In this book, Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston explore corruption across a range of policy areas in all fifty states using two major forms of corruption – legal and illegal – via three proxy measures of corruption. They not only estimate the pervasiveness of such corruption in each state, but also compare and contrast their causes, consequences, and implications for contemporary issues including racial inequities, public health policy, and the environment, while also highlighting issues of citizen participation and trust in political processes. The book presents no reform toolkits or quick fixes for American corruption problems, but frames key challenges of institutional change and democratic political revival that can be used in the struggle to build a more just, and better-governed, society.
Oguzhan Dincer is a Professor of Economics and the Founding Director of the Institute for Corruption Studies at the Illinois State University. His main research interests are Development Economics and Public Economics, with a particular focus on corruption. Michael Johnston is Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, at Colgate University. His book Syndromes of Corruption (2005) won the 2009 Grawemeyer Prize for Ideas Improving World Order. He has studied corruption, democratization, and reform since 1975.
Part I. How Corrupt is America? 1. It All Depends … ; 2. Can We Measure Corruption? 3. Why are Some States More Corrupt than Others? Part ii. What Difference Does It Make? Consequences of Corruption 4. Economic and Political Outcomes: Corruption, Growth, Inequality, Trust, and Voter Participation; 5. Racial Outcomes: Killings of Black Americans by Police and Structural Corruption; 6. Environmental Outcomes: Clean Air, Clean Water … Dirty Politics? 7. Public Health Outcomes: Race, Corruption, and COVID-19; Part iii. Can We Do Anything about Corruption? 8. Economic and Political Responses to Corruption; 9. The Challenges Ahead.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.04.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 443 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781009423373 / 9781009423373 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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