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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      27 February 2024
      22 February 2024
      ISBN:
      9781009468824
      9781009468800
      9781009468817
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009468824
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.54kg, 270 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      272 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Economics, International Economics, Macroeconomics
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    Why have anti-corruption efforts often failed? Current thinking on corruption has largely overlooked the profound implications of its contested nature, which paradoxically makes it an effective yet highly dysfunctional 'tool of government.' As a tool of government, it helps execute policies and guarantees a degree of political order. Moreover, anti-corruption measures are wielded as political instruments, strategically embraced by governments and oppositions to further their respective agendas. Based on an analysis of Russia, Brazil and the United States, Rethinking Corruption takes a fresh look at corruption and critiques the prevailing view of anti-corruption policies. Embarking on a captivating journey through these countries, this book encompasses the notion of legal corruption and invites a comprehensive reconsideration of corruption, with a focal point on questions of economic and political equality.

    Awards

    Co-winner, 2025 Best Book Award, The International Public Policy Association

    Reviews

    ‘thought-provoking … provocative … Recommended.’

    J. Albanese Source: Choice

    ‘Lucio Picci has written a subtle and wide-ranging critique of a half-century of social science research on corruption. To him, the importance given to the topic, sadly, belies the paucity of successful anti-corruption initiatives, echoing the persistence of greed and self-dealing in political life. Framing his topic broadly, Picci, nevertheless, focuses on Russia, Brazil, and the United States to illustrate the forms that corruption and self-dealing take and the difficulty of stable and effective reform.’

    Susan Rose-Ackerman Source: Perspectives on Politics

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