Civil Society And Corruption

Author : Michael Johnston,Colgate University. Center for Ethics and World Societies
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 076183124X

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Civil Society and Corruption by Michael Johnston,Colgate University. Center for Ethics and World Societies Pdf

Strong civil societies play a major role in controlling corruption in many societies, and reformers agree that citizens, both individual and organized, should be involved in reform. But accomplishing that goal has proven difficult. Some civil societies are weak, divided, and impoverished. In others, undemocratic regimes dominate through intimidation. And in still others, development difficulties, international debt, and misguided aid efforts stop reform before it can begin. Too often, anti-corruption campaigns do not engage social values or attack corruption as people experience it every day. This volume, based on a yearlong series of events sponsored by Colgate University's Center for Ethics and World Societies, analyzes civil society and corruption from several perspectives and in several parts of the world. One section considers corruption as a fact of everyday life, a second analyzes techniques and incentives involved in mobilizing civil society, and a third provides a unique guide to information resources on corruption and reform.

Author : Andreas Bågenholm,Monika Bauhr,Marcia Grimes,Bo Rothstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191899003

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The Oxford Handbook of the Quality of Government by Andreas Bågenholm,Monika Bauhr,Marcia Grimes,Bo Rothstein Pdf

Recent research demonstrates that the quality of public institutions is crucial for a number of important environmental, social, economic, and political outcomes, and thereby human well-being. The Quality of Government (QoG) approach directs attention to issues such as impartiality in the exercise of public power, professionalism in public service delivery, effective measures against corruption, and meritocracy instead of patronage and nepotism. This Handbook offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of this rapidly expanding research field and also identifies viable avenues for future research. The initial chapters focus on theoretical approaches and debates, and the central question of how QoG can be measured. A second set of chapters examines the wealth of empirical research on how QoG relates to democratization, social trust and cohesion, ethnic diversity, happiness and human wellbeing, democratic accountability, economic growth and inequality, political legitimacy, environmental sustainability, gender equality, and the outbreak of civil conflicts. The remaining chapters turn to the perennial issue of which contextual factors and policy approaches—national, local, and international—have proven successful (and not so successful) for increasing QoG. The Quality of Government approach both challenges and complements important strands of inquiry in the social sciences. For research about democratization, QoG adds the importance of taking state capacity into account. For economics, the QoG approach shows that in order to produce economic prosperity, markets need to be embedded in institutions with a certain set of qualities. For development studies, QoG emphasizes that issues relating to corruption are integral to understanding development writ large.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264175365

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Anti-corruption Measures in South Eastern Europe Civil Society's Involvement by OECD Pdf

This report provides policymakers and other stakeholders with an assessment of the legal and institutional environment in which civil society operates, together with recommendations for reform designed to enable civil society organisations and others to play a role in the fight against corruption.

Author : Adam Jarosz
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443873543

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Good Governance and Civil Society by Adam Jarosz Pdf

The concept of “governance” is a key issue for public sector work at all levels. In today’s environment of globalization and the growing significance of communication and participatory managing methods, public service provisions and dialogue with citizens have to be developed. Governance provides an answer to these challenges: it combines cooperative forms of governing, involving both the private sector and social partners, which can form networks to develop policies in different fields. “Good” governance is generally seen as an outcome of transparent and efficient governing methods, as well as multi-level governance utilising both state instruments and other institutions, such as supranational organisations and local and regional governments. This book is devoted to these questions and research problems. The contributors are predominantly young scientists, and examine a wide range of different examples, issues and case studies, in order to analyse various elements and aspects of the concept of “governance”. The book provides interdisciplinary and multidimensional research in order to analyse the numerous different facets of this broad term. As such, the contributors to this volume are drawn from the various fields of politics, the economy, society, and communication, in order to provide a well-rounded and in-depth analysis of “governance”.

Author : Pierre Landell-Mills
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783060863

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Citizens Against Corruption by Pierre Landell-Mills Pdf

Citizens Against Corruption: Report From The Front Line tells the story of how groups of courageous and dedicated citizens across the globe are taking direct action to root out corruption. It shows how people are no longer prepared to accept the predatory activities of dishonest officials and are challenging their scams. It draws on over 200 unique case studies that describe initiatives undertaken by 130 civil society organisations (CSOs) which engage directly with public agencies to stop the bribery and extortion that damages peoples’ lives and obstructs social and economic progress. This book challenges the notion that, at best, civil society can only have a marginal impact on reducing corruption and argues that aid donors need to radically rethink their assistance for governance reform.Part 1 analyses the role citizens can play in fighting corruption and promoting good governance and briefly tells the story of the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF). Part 2 presents studies of India, Mongolia, Philippines, and Uganda – each with its unique history and distinctive circumstances – to illustrate activities undertaken by CSOs to root out corruption, including the tools and approaches that are being used to build pressure on corrupt public agencies to become transparent and accountable. Part 3 addresses key themes – strengthening the rule of law, putting in place effective national anti-corruption strategies and institutions, making public buying and selling honest, promoting grassroots monitoring of public expenditures and the provision of public services, mounting media campaigns to expose and defeat corruption, and empowering ordinary citizens to keep watch on what actually happens at the point of delivery of public services. Part 4 is a summary of lessons learnt and explores the potential, as well as the risks and limitations, of civic activism in a world where greed and dishonesty is the norm. Finally, the book explores the opportunities and dangers faced by aid donors in supporting local CSOs and charts a way forward. Citizens Against Corruption: Report From The Front Line will be of interest to staff working in CSOs and aid agencies, policy analysts and researchers concerned about corruption and poor governance.

Author : Jürgen Schröder
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640422845

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The Face of Corruption in Kenya and the Possible Power of International Civil Society Interference by Jürgen Schröder Pdf

Scientific Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, language: English, abstract: The structure of Kenyan society is analyzed according to how it favours corruption and how this might be broken up by the intervention of the powers of the international civil society. There is growing consensus that the underlying cause for Africa's underdevelopment is a crisis of governance (Wanyama, 2002: 2), rather than the colonial heritage. Also for Kenya a lack of good governance is seen as one of the major causes of the slow pace of human development or even its decline, as in the 1980s and 1990s (UNDP, 2003: XIII). The Kenyan Human Development Index (HDI) - a composite of the indices of education attainment, life expectancy and standard of living - rose steady between 1975 and 1990 but then started to decline. The late 70s and early 80s saw not only a reasonable provision of basic services but also a quite good economic performance. The downward trend in the 90s was due to the non-growing economy, less access to basic services, corruption and an increased vulnerability of the population (UNDP, 2003: 9). Corruption is named as the most prominent factor of the problem as it endangers the success of any economic reforms already from the roots. Also authoritarian government is a decisive co-variable increasing the risks for development, as the political context already is a major obstacle for any project (Ake, 1996). This is valid not only for economical projects but also for those aiming at improving the human rights situation and strengthening democracy. This effect became also visible in Kenya in various electoral situations. Instead of strengthening the democratic climate the ruling factions relied on stirring up tribal rivalries, bringing about more division, hostility and intolerance to their nations instead of political progress (Nyong'o, 2002). The corrupt and authoritarian rule also results in unfair distribution of the

Author : Stiaan Van der Merwe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political corruption
ISBN : UOM:39015051550682

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Combat Corruption Collectively by Stiaan Van der Merwe Pdf

This title is aimed at challenging the existing and dominant discourse and general strategic direction on corruption in South Africa and internationally.

Author : Michelle Daley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 3935711026

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Corruption Fighters' Tool Kit by Michelle Daley Pdf

Author : Agshin Umudov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030821188

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Asymmetric Environmental Governance in Azerbaijan by Agshin Umudov Pdf

This book examines why authoritarian governments are willing to address environmental problems that have an international impact, such as CO2 emissions, but are reluctant to address problems that have only a domestic impact. In a case study of Azerbaijani oil politics, it demonstrates how the incumbent Azerbaijani regime has taken important measures trying to address CO2 emissions while ignoring the damage caused by oil pollution on the Caspian coast. The book argues that resource-rich authoritarian governments are eager to join international environmental initiatives to improve their image, but they address domestic environmental issues mainly if they threaten their hold on power. This book is an important contribution to scholarship on environmental governance in the post-Soviet space, an area that is poorly researched. Therefore, it is a must-read for researchers and scholars interested in post-Soviet studies, as well as in the nexus between mineral-rich regions and how social policy is created, e.g., environment, education, and healthcare. In addition, this book will be of tremendous importance for policymakers and international organizations as it looks into the motivation of authoritarian states in the post-Soviet space for environmental measures.

Author : Diana Schmidt-Pfister,Holger Moroff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135699567

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Fighting Corruption in Eastern Europe by Diana Schmidt-Pfister,Holger Moroff Pdf

Anti-corruption programmes, projects and campaigns have come to constitute an essential aspect of good governance promotion over the last two decades. The post-communist countries in Eastern Europe have presented one of the first key targets of transnational anti-corruption efforts, and indeed most of these countries have shown an impressive record of respective measures. Yet path-breaking institutional and policy developments have not set in before the mid-2000s both at the international level and in most Eastern European countries. Are these the beginnings of a mutually synergetic success story? In order to answer this question, we need to better understand the complex interplay between the international and domestic domains in this policy field and geographic region. This book provides in-depth and comparative insights about this interplay, with a particular focus on the involvement of domestic social movements, governmental political machines and international legal mechanisms. We find that, on all three levels of analysis, political and material interests of relevant actors are complemented and at times contradicted by normative claims. Moreover, at the interfaces of the three levels, coincidental and spontaneous developments have largely outweighed systematic implementation and coordination of appropriate anti-corruption strategies. This book is based on a special issue of Global Crime.

Author : Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107113923

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The Quest for Good Governance by Alina Mungiu-Pippidi Pdf

A passionate examination of why international anti-corruption fails to deliver results and how we should understand and build good governance.

Author : OECD,Asian Development Bank
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264041356

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ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Knowledge, Commitment, Action against Corruption in Asia and the Pacific by OECD,Asian Development Bank Pdf

Under which it proliferates. They know first hand that corruption jeopardizes security and economic growth, perpetuates poverty, and exacerbates social inequities. The knowledge has prompted the governments of more than half the world's population ...

Author : Apostolis Papakostas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137030429

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Civilizing the Public Sphere by Apostolis Papakostas Pdf

Examining the interplay between distrust, trust and corruption, this book maps out the social mechanisms that make actors and organizations in the public sphere perform their activities in a civilized manner.

Author : Sa'eda Kilani
Publisher : Arab Archives Institute for Human Rights
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Against Corruption by Sa'eda Kilani Pdf

Internet, satellite channels and new technologies are evolving and progressing by the day allowing free flow and exchange of information and ideas. And despite governments’ attempts to frustrate or quash independent players and research centers, the number of independent activists is dramatically increasing and the NGOs are booming. And if corruption were a sensitive subject to governments, it has become a basic commodity on internet websites, NGOs work and discussion programs on satellite channels that are watched and heard by millions across the Arab world. Tackling corruption is no longer a monopoly of government-appointed experts and lawyers. It had reached activists and the societies from all backgrounds. There are few civil society organizations that tackle corruption in this region but are on the rise. In numbers, the Arab civil society in general is witnessing a noticeable vivacity in a number of Arab countries and multiplying by the day despite the restrictive laws and regulations. ... Certainly, civil society can contribute much to cure corruption, but influential countries such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia do not promote anti-corruption activities or for that matter the establishment of NGOs to fight it. Its main dilemma however is related to finding sources for funding for its activities and development. And while the most common mechanism for encouraging individuals and corporations to make cash and in-kind donations to NGOs is through tax incentives for donors, tax deductions by law are given to individuals who build mosques. Arab countries that do allocate support and tax exemptions to NGOs make sure that recipient societies follow rather than monitor their policies. And though regimes acknowledge the repercussions of rampant corruption on their economies and on foreign investment, they remain hesitant in encouraging the civil society to carry the torch or initiating dramatic changes. In the words of Ahmed Lari, chief of the Kuwaiti Association for Public Funds: Corruption delays development because officials gear budgets toward projects that make them money rather than toward those that can benefit peoples such as education, health and public services.(5) From the Introduction

Author : Transparency International
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136272141

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Global Corruption Report: Education by Transparency International Pdf

Corruption and poor governance are acknowledged as major impediments to realizing the right to education and to reaching the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education by 2015. Corruption not only distorts access to education, but affects the quality of education and the reliability of research findings. From corruption in the procurement of school resources and nepotism in the hiring of teachers, to the buying and selling of academic titles and the skewing of research results, major corruption risks can be identified at every level of the education and research systems. Conversely, education serves as a means to strengthen personal integrity and is a critical tool to address corruption effectively. The Global Corruption Report (GCR) is Transparency International’s flagship publication, bringing the expertise of the anti-corruption movement to bear on a specific corruption issue or sector. The Global Corruption Report on education consists of more than 70 articles commissioned from experts in the fields of corruption and education, from universities, think-tanks, business, civil society and international organisations. The Global Corruption Report on education and academic research will provide essential analysis for understanding the corruption risks in the sector and highlight the significant work that has already been done in the field to improve governance and educational outcomes. This will be an opportunity to pull together cutting edge knowledge on lessons learnt, innovative tools and solutions that exist in order to fight corruption in the education sector.