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A fascinating insight into political life after the collapse of
communism and the fall of the Iron Curtain in the late 1980s.
For Communist parties and their successors (CSPs), the challenge
was perhaps the greatest - to redefine themselves within new,
'westernized' political systems. As these parties sought to adapt
their programmatic appeals to their new environments, they searched
for policies from abroad that could fit these new political
structures.
The political parties of Western Europe provided a rich range of
programs from which policies could be drawn. This book analyzes
how, to what extent and under what conditions external influences
came to bear on the programmatic development of CSPs. It argues
that while some parties remain neo-communist in orientation,
growling about the evils of capitalism on the far-left of their
respective political systems, others have developed into social
democratic actors, embracing programmatic ideals that often bear a
strong resemblance to those of center-left actors in Western
Europe.
This book was previously published as a special issue of "The"
"Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics."
This is the first book in either English or German to analyse the
development of Germany's newest political party, the Left Party. It
compares and contrasts the party's development with that of
Germany's most well-known outsider party - the Greens. It also
analyses the party's performance in office in two eastern German
Lander. Finally, the book also puts the merger between the PDS and
the WASG under the microscope before speculating on the party's
future prospects.
This is the first book in either English or German to analyse the
development of Germany's newest political party, the Left Party. It
compares and contrasts the party's development with that of
Germany's most well-known outsider party - the Greens. It also
analyses the party's performance in office in two eastern German
Lander.
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
insights into the workings of corruption and the measures best used
to tackle it. The case studies examined include examples of
corporate bribery, political corruption, facilitation payments,
cronyism, state capture, kleptocracy, asset recovery, offshore
secrecy, reputation laundering and unexplained wealth, and actors
include businesses, governments, politicians, governing bodies and
public servants.
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
insights into the workings of corruption and the measures best used
to tackle it. The case studies examined include examples of
corporate bribery, political corruption, facilitation payments,
cronyism, state capture, kleptocracy, asset recovery, offshore
secrecy, reputation laundering and unexplained wealth, and actors
include businesses, governments, politicians, governing bodies and
public servants.
Learning from the West? brings insight into political life after
the collapse of communism and the fall of the Iron Curtain in the
late 1980s. For Communist parties and their successors (CSPs), the
challenge was perhaps the greatest - to redefine themselves within
new, 'westernised' political systems. As these parties sought to
adapt their programmatic appeals to their new environments, they
searched for policies from abroad that could fit these new
political structures. The political parties of Western Europe
provided a rich range of programmes from which policies could be
drawn. This book analyses how, to what extent and under what
conditions external influences came to bear on the programmatic
development of CSPs. It argues that while some parties remain
neo-communist in orientation, growling about the evils of
capitalism on the far-left of their respective political systems,
others have developed into social democratic actors, embracing
programmatic ideals that often bear a strong resemblance to those
of centre-left actors in Western Europe. This book was previously
published as a special issue of The Journal of Communist Studies
and Transition Politics.
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 that underpin the standard corruption indices. The
key drivers of corrupt practice are identified and the arguments
used to understand the causes of corruption are outlined. The book
looks at what works in the fight against corruption, including
international conventions and organizations, and policy initiatives
at the national level. The role of third sector organizations, the
so-called "anti-corruption industry" and the work of citizen
activists and "armchair auditors" are also explored. Analysing
Corruption provides an authoritative and engaging introduction to a
subject that is the largest public policy challenge that the state
faces in many parts of the world. It is suitable for courses in
politics, public policy, public administration, development studies
and anthropology. It will also be of value to those working in NGOs
and charities helping to shape anti-corruption thinking.
The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), successor to the East
German Communist party, has long outlasted the state that spawned
and nourished it. It now flourishes in Berlin and the territories
of the old GDR, confounding the conventional political in Germany
and the rest of the West. This is the first scholarly examination
of the party's unexpected success as a regional party, as well as a
left-wing party of protest and reform. It is a unique study of the
PDS's structure, strategy and support, and of its present and
future status in German politics.
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 that underpin the standard corruption indices. The
key drivers of corrupt practice are identified and the arguments
used to understand the causes of corruption are outlined. The book
looks at what works in the fight against corruption, including
international conventions and organizations, and policy initiatives
at the national level. The role of third sector organizations, the
so-called "anti-corruption industry" and the work of citizen
activists and "armchair auditors" are also explored. Analysing
Corruption provides an authoritative and engaging introduction to a
subject that is the largest public policy challenge that the state
faces in many parts of the world. It is suitable for courses in
politics, public policy, public administration, development studies
and anthropology. It will also be of value to those working in NGOs
and charities helping to shape anti-corruption thinking.
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