Repeated corruption scandals and the efforts of the international political community to find ways to counteract them have compelled economists, anthropologists and political scientists to confront corruption as a subject for serious academic research. This textbook introduces students to the field of corruption analysis and the challenges facing its researchers. The book explores the definitional challenges, the problems of measurement and the methodologies...

Happy to survive my disabilities, helping others say no to drugs, and earning the nickname from my family, The Crusader for justice. Mom calls me the one-man wrecking crew against corruption. Sad- losing everything my parents and I worked for due to friends of corrupt elected officials in law and judicial system lying about me. Natural disasters. Some people get help, but corruption there is no help. Serious- being, mistreated by friends and family...

El de Gloria Elizo es un trabajo de laboriosa excavación, donde memoria e imaginación se apoyan para avanzar más allá de lo que en arqueología llaman "la línea de lo inaccesible", donde tiene su reino secreto la "España subterránea" del todo vale. La memoria con la que trabaja Gloria Elizo no es, exactamente, un viaje al pasado, sino la propia de una mirada que no acepta zonas de ceguera, a la manera de la becada, la centinela del bosque,...

Corruption takes many different forms and the systems that enable it are complex and challenging. To best understand corruption, one needs to examine how it operates in practice. Understanding Corruption tells the story of how corruption happens in the real world, illustrated through detailed case studies of the many different types of corruption that span the globe. Each case study follows a tried and tested analytical approach that provides key...

"Comparative Autocrats" delves deep into the tumultuous era of the 1950s and 1960s in Latin America, a period marked by political upheavals, revolutions, and the rise of several prominent dictators. The book offers a comparative study, examining the regimes of these autocrats, their ideologies, governance methods, and the lasting impact they had on their respective nations and the continent as a whole.Key facets of the book include:Historical Backdrop:...

La idea de innovación pública se desarrolla en la academia y en la práctica institucional del Estado de maneras diversas en diferentes partes del mundo. En América Latina la discusión es aún reciente. Por esta razón, el Laboratorio de Innovación en Gobernanza, Gestión y Políticas Públicas de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia se propuso activar la discusión alrededor de este tema para explorarlo de forma más profunda e invitar a nuevas...

"Führung bedeutet, den Mitarbeiter so über den Tisch zu ziehen, dass er die Reibung als Nestwärme empfindet", so lautet ein humoriger Spruch aus der Wirtschaft. Das scheint auch das Prinzip heutiger Politik zu sein. Deshalb enthüllt dieses Buch, wie Politiker Macht erlangen, festhalten, Konkurrenten ausbremsen und vor allem die Bürger derart dreist über den Tisch ziehen, dass diese es meist nicht einmal bemerken. Dieses Buch ist Pflichtlektüre...

Finally the truth about the YouTube video Hillary blamed for Benghazi. The last thing Hillary Clinton wants you to read is the truth about the infamous YouTube video she claimed sparked the Benghazi attacks. That's why Cindy Lee Garcia-the deceived actress from the video-is Hillary's worst nightmare. She woke up the day after the Benghazi attacks to see her face all over national television, with Hillary blaming her for the deaths of four Americans....

The 2017 publication of Betrayal of the Promise, the report that detailed the systematic nature of state capture, marked a key moment in South Africa's most recent struggle for democracy. In the face of growing evidence of corruption and of the weakening of state and democratic institutions, it provided a powerful analysis of events that helped galvanize resistance within the Tripartite Alliance and across civil society. Working often secretly, the...

La palabra "clientelismo" evoca de inmediato imágenes negativas, a tal punto que el discurso político y mediático la ha convertido en símbolo de uno de los principales males que la democracia moderna debe erradicar. Sin embargo, como muestra este libro, se trata de un fenómeno político y social de larga data, complejo y heterogéneo, un concepto indispensable para comprender cómo juegan las relaciones interpersonales en las diferentes escalas...