Bad Governance and Corruption

Description

This book explains why the role of corruption varies greatly between public services, between people, between national systems of governance, and between measures of corruption. More than 1.8 billion people pay the price of bad government each year, by sending a bribe to a public official. In developing countries, corruption affects social services, such as health care and education, and law enforcement institutions, such as the police. When public officials do not act as bureaucrats delivering services by the book, people can try to get them by hook or by crook. The book’s analysis draws on unique evidence: a data base of sample surveys of 175,000 people in 125 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North and South America. The authors avoid one-size-fits-all proposals for reform and instead provide measures that can be applied to particular public services to reduce or eliminate opportunities for corruption. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Setting Standards for Good and Bad Governance (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 1-20 Getting What You Want from Governance (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 21-37 Exploiting National Government (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 39-59 Exploiting People at the Grass Roots (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 61-81 Explaining Who Pays Grass-Roots Bribes (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 83-105 Politicians Behaving Badly (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 107-125 The Impact of Corruption on Citizens (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 127-144 Making Government Transparent (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 145-165 Reducing Corruption (Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer)....Pages 167-186 Back Matter ....Pages 187-205