Corruption, Development and Underdevelopment - Softcover

Theobald, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 033353154X ISBN 13: 9780333531549

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1989

Synopsis

This book aims to probe behind impressions asking first of all what corruption is, what factors lie behind its apparently non-problematic status in "modern" societies, and why these factors appear to be absent in underdeveloped countries. The book emphasizes the global character of corruption and the necessity of locating the phenomenon within a broader process of social and economic change. The book concludes that not only are the prospects for controlling corruption in the Third World extremely bleak, but that the abuse of public authority is likely to become more of a problem in developed countries than it has been for the past half- century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 033353154X
• ISBN 13: 9780333531549
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208