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Corruption, commonly defined as the misuse of public office for
private gains, is multifaceted, multidimensional and ubiquitous.
This edited collection, featuring contributions from leading
scholars in the field of corruption, goes beyond the standard
enforcement framework wherein individuals only compare the expected
costs and benefits of a corrupt act. These chapters explore the
political-cultural contexts, legal and regulatory process and,
above all, moral and psychological factors in attempts to
understand and explain corruption. The book explores a broad canvas
where gender, technology, culture and institutional structures
influence attitudes towards corruption. Design and implementation
of anti-corruption strategies benefit from suitable identification
of these factors contributing to the prevalence and persistence of
corruption. Combining theoretical and empirical studies with
evidence from experiments as well as case studies, the book
provides crucial state of the art in corruption research in a
highly accessible manner. This book serves as a vital reference to
students and scholars in economics, politics and development
studies. Additionally, policymakers and development practitioners
can use the insights from this book in successful design and
implementation of anti-corruption policies.
This book is a major stocktaking of law and economics in the
context of developing and emerging economies, and in the light of
the dramatic changes in the global economy that we have witnessed
in recent years. The rise of artificial intelligence, digital
technology, and mega platforms that collect data and facilitate
trade is changing the landscape of economics. Rapid globalization
has created new challenges for law and regulation, since
increasingly contentious cases arise which span multiple countries
and several legal jurisdictions. All these changes are giving rise
to new problems in developing countries where many people lead
precarious lives anyway, healthcare is minimal, and corruption
widespread. Alongside these global developments, the discipline of
law and economics is also undergoing profound changes, making us
re-think some of the founding assumptions of the subject.
Written in honour of Kaushik Basu, Markets, Governance, and
Institutions in the Process of Economic Development is a
celebration of over forty years of contributions to development
economics. Written by Professor Basu's past and present
collaborators and research students it offers original insights and
perspectives on issues relating to well-being, freedom, and
institutions in the developmental context. Throughout his career,
Kaushik Basu has addressed policy issues such as rent control,
child labour, labour laws, harassment, shared prosperity, and
gender empowerment. The contributions in this volume, theoretical
as well as empirical, reflect this range of issues in the broader
context of interactions between markets, governance, and
institutions in the process of economic development. The broader
roles of markets as key resource allocation mechanisms cannot be
disputed. But they need suitable governance structures and
institutions, working both as facilitators and as regulators.
Markets, Governance and Institutions in the Process of Economic
Development looks at the complex interactions between these three
forces of development. Divided into three distinct sections
covering foundational and measurement issues associated with
economic development and well-being; functioning (and
non-functioning) of the market in the context of development; and
structure and design issues relating to governance and
institutions, this book provides a clear focus for academics and
economists considering development policy questions.
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