Legal but Corrupt (eBook)

A New Perspective on Public Ethics

Frank Anechiarico (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
162 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-3639-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explains why it is important to identify legally accepted corruption and provides a series of examples of corruption using this perspective. It argues that political corruption is the exclusion of those who are affected by a particular policy and that democratic inclusion and engagement are central to public integrity.

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Labeling a person, institution or particular behavior as ';corrupt' signals both political and moral disapproval and, in a functioning democracy, should stimulate inquiry, discussion, and, if the charge is well-founded, reform. This book argues, in a set of closely related chapters, that the political community and scholars alike have underestimated the extent of corruption in the United States and elsewhere and thus, awareness of wrong-doing is limited and discussion of necessary reform is stunted. In fact, there is a class of behaviors and institutions that are legal, but corrupt. They are accepted as legitimate by statute and practice, but they inflict very real social, economic, and political damage. This book explains why it is important to identify legally accepted corruption and provides a series of examples of corruption using this perspective.

Autor

Frank Anechiarico is professor of government and law at Hamilton College.

Inhalt

Frank AnechiaricoDanny L. Balfour and Guy B. AdamsStaffan Andersson and Frank AnechiaricoCiarán O'KellyFrank AnechiaricoLydia Segal Frank AnechiaricoAppendix A: The Politics of the Swedish Nursing Home ScandalAppendix B: Benchmark Analysis from the Rand StudyAppendix C: Conceptual InventoryAbout the Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.12.2016
• Co-Autor: Guy Adams, Staffan Andersson, Frank Anechiarico, Danny L. Balfour, Ciaran O'Kelly, Lydia Segal
• Zusatzinfo: 3 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations; - 2 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Accountability • Bribery and extortion • Civil Engagement • Conflicts of Interest • Corruption • democratic values • Government accountability • Legal Studies • legal theory • Organizational misconduct • Political reform • public ethics
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-3639-5 / 1498536395
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-3639-4 / 9781498536394