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Preventing corruption investigation, enforcement and governance /

This book reveals the extent, types, investigation, enforcement and governance of international corruption. Providing a unique international coverage, it reveals the limits of current anti-corruption strategies and explores the involvement of western democratic states in corruption.

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Main Authors: Brooks, Graham.
Group Author: Walsh, David; Lewis, Chris; Kim, Hakkyong
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Crime prevention and security management
Subjects:
Corruption.
Corruption investigation.
Corruption > Prevention.
Organized crime.
Causes & prevention of crime.
Criminal investigation & detection.
Corporate governance.
International criminal law.
Crime.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137023865
Summary: This book reveals the extent, types, investigation, enforcement and governance of international corruption. Providing a unique international coverage, it reveals the limits of current anti-corruption strategies and explores the involvement of western democratic states in corruption.
"Preventing Corruption is a wide ranging and ambitious book which offers a concise and articulate insight into the world of corruption. The book draws upon a range of local and global sources to provide a scholarly and accessible account which will prove to be an excellent resource for students, researchers and practitioners." - Philip Hodgson, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137023858, 2013.
Carrier Form: 232 p. : 1 ill.
ISBN: 9781137023865 :
1137023864 :
CLC: D523.4
Contents: Introduction Outline of book 1. Defining corruption 2. Measuring corruption 3. Explaining corruption 4. International compliance: The limitations to legislation 5. Encouraging Exposure 6. Threats, persuasion and sanctions as an aid to tackling corruption 7. State capture, corruption and the use of force 8. Private organisations as an extension of government power 9. Is all corruption bad? Understanding individual and organisational vested self-interest Final reflections Final thoughts: The Prevention of Corruption.

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