The microeconomics of corruption: the classical approach

Abstract

There is new international attention being given to the old problem of corruption. It has been taken up by international organisations, and driven by economic analysis. It is impatient of cultural justifications, and suspicious of state action. It is concerned with corruption prevention as much as detection, investigation and prosecution. Corruption and Anti-Corruption deals with the international dimensions of corruption, including campaigns to recover the assets of former dictators, and the links between corruption, transnational and economic crime. It deals with corruption as an issue in political theory, and shows how it can be addressed in campaigns for human rights. It also presents case studies of reform efforts in Philippines, India and Thailand. The book explains the doctrines of a well-established domestic anticorruption agency. It is based on research to develop a curriculum for a unique international training course on ‘Corruption and Anti-Corruption’, designed and taught by academics at The Australian National University, the Australian Institute of Criminology and public servants in the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption. Versions have been taught in Canberra, and several countries in South East Asia. Good government and corruption / Barry Hindess -- Research : a tool for building corruption resistance / Angela Gorta -- An international human rights approach to corruption / Zoe Pearson -- Regulating virtue : formulating, engendering and enforcing corporate ethical codes / Andrew Brien -- Building organisational integrity / Catherine Boardman and Vicki Klum -- Controlling corruption by heads of government and political élites / David Chaikin -- The microeconomics of corruption : the classical approach / Flavio M. Menezes -- Transnational crime : corruption, crony capitalism and nepotism in the twenty-first century / John McFarlane -- The prevention and control of economic crime / Peter Grabosky -- Use of information technology to address institutional failure / Asim Barman -- Depoliticising key institutions for combatting corruption : the new Thai constitution / Borwornsak Uwanno -- Combatting corruption in the Philippine Customs Service / Guillermo Parayno, Jr. -- Corruption as a social process : from dyads to networks / John Warburton.