Confronting corruption : past concerns, present challenges, and future strategies
Fritz F. Heimann (Author), Mark Pieth (Author)
Corruption undermines nearly all key legal and developmental priorities today, including the effective functioning of democratic institutions and honest elections; environmental protection; human rights and human security; international development programs; and fair competition for global trade and investment. This book chronicles the global anticorruption steps taken since the movement advanced after the end of the Cold War. It provides a realistic assessment of the present state of affairs by critically evaluating what existing anticorruption programs and treaties have accomplished and documenting their shortcomings, while developing an action agenda for the next decade. The authors argue that reformative action is imperative, and the forces of globalization and digital communication will level the playing field and erode the secrecy corruption requires. They define corruption, document its effects, discuss the initiatives that changed public perception, analyze the lessons learned, and then evaluate how to move forward with existing initiatives charting a new path with new, differentiated strategies.-- Provided by Publisher
xxi, 287 pages ; 24 cm
9780190458348, 9780190458331, 0190458348, 019045833X
965154105
Introduction
Why the growing concern about corruption?
The politics of anticorruption
Governments
What is corruption?
Evolution of transparency international
Organizing TI
The United States: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and campaign financing
Bribing foreign officials: the OECD anticorruption instruments
The UN convention against corruption
Finance and the "shadow economy"
Extractive industries
Infrastructure and construction
Aeronautics and defense
The art market
The pharmaceutical industry
Sports governing bodies: the FIFA experience
Development assistance
Strengths and limitations of criminal law
Beyond criminal law: administrative sanctions and preventive measures
Private sector response to corruption
Collective action
What have we achieved?
Globalization and digital revolution
Different strategies for different countries