Rotten States?: Corruption, Post-Communism, and Neoliberalism

Leslie Holmes

Published by Duke University Press 2006

Rotten States?

Corruption, Post-Communism, and Neoliberalism

Leslie Holmes

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822387732

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About this book

Analyzes the scale, location, makeup, causes, and consequences of corruption in the post-communist world.

Author / Editor information

Leslie Holmes is Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne. His books include Post-Communism: An Introduction, also published by Duke University Press; The End of Communist Power: Anti-Corruption Campaigns and Legitimation Crisis; and (with John S. Dryzek) Post-Communist Democratization: Political Discourses across Thirteen Countries.

Reviews

“Leslie Holmes’s book charts the shady terrain of post-communist corruption with rigor and elegance. Among his accomplishments are a fine-grained conceptual analysis, the compilation of a uniquely rich body of data on five countries, and a thorough and imaginative discussion of the causes, consequences, and potential cures of corruption in societies facing transitions to neoliberalism.”—Claus Offe, author of Varieties of Transition: The East European and East German Experience

“This is a well-documented book based on keen comparisons of the corruption that permeates several Central and Eastern European countries, their institutions, their organizations, and their cadres. Combining these elements, Leslie Holmes offers stimulating insights that move us closer to a theory of corruption.”—Harry Makler, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, and Visiting Scholar, Stanford University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Definitional and Taxonomical Aspects of Corruption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3 Actual, Alleged, and Arguable Corruption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
4 On the Scale and Main Areas of Corruption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
5 The Impact of Corruption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
6 Causes of Corruption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
7 Measures against Corruption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
8 Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397

Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Pages
- Main content: 440
Illustrations
- Other: 18 tables

eBook

Published: June 8, 2006
ISBN: 9780822387732