Waging war on corruption : inside the movement fighting the abuse of power /
"Never before has the call for good governance been greater. The Arab Spring in early 2011 has inspired people all over the world to fight to end the abuse of power by politicians and civic officials and create more transparent, accountable, and honest governments. In Waging War on Corruption:...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Waking up
- Corruption crimes
- Victims
- The activists
- Political villains
- Business villains
- Global security
- The new age of transparency : media and research
- Justice and democracy
- Criminalizing bribe paying : it started with Watergate
- Finally, officials embrace anticorruption
- Justice and the demand for good governance
- The G20 sets a bold agenda
- Shaping solutions I
- Shaping solutions II
- Appendix 1: Transparency International's corruption perceptions index 2011
- Appendix 2: Transparency International's bribe payers' index 2011
- Appendix 3: Summary highlights from the United Nations Convention Against Corruption
- Appendix 4: Issues related to the Council of Europe's criminal and civil law conventions on corruption
- Appendix 5: Global financial integrity : illicit financial flows
- Appendix 6: Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention : Trace International and Transparency International surveys.