Since the early 1990s, a series of major scandals in both the
financial and most especially the political world has resulted in
close attention being paid to the issue of corruption and its links
to political legitimacy and stability. Indeed, in many countries -
in both the developed as well as the developing world - corruption
seems to have become almost an obsession. Concern about corruption
has become a powerful policy narrative: the explanation of last
resort for a whole range of failures and disappointments in the
fields of politics, economics and culture. In the more established
democracies, worries about corruption have become enmeshed in a
wider debate about trust in the political class. Corruption remains
as widespread today, possibly even more so, as it was when
concerted international attention started being devoted to the
issue following the end of the Cold War. This Handbook provides a
showcase of the most innovative and exciting research being
conducted in Europe and North America in the field of political
corruption, as well as providing a new point of reference for all
who are interested in the topic. The Handbook is structured around
four core themes in the study of corruption in the contemporary
world: understanding and defining the nature of corruption;
identifying its causes; measuring its extent; and analysing its
consequences. Each of these themes is addressed from various
perspectives in the first four sections of the Handbook, whilst the
fifth section explores new directions that are emerging in
corruption research. The contributors are experts in their field,
working across a range of different social-science perspectives.
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