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"His Handbook provides a showcase to the most innovative and exciting research being conducted in the field of political corruption, as well as providing a new point of reference for all who are interested in the topic"--

"Anhand der immer relevanter werdenden Problematik der Korruptivität der zentral- und osteuropäischen Beitrittsländer zur EU entwickelt der Autor eine Debatte zu Konzeptionen politischer Korruption. Hierbei vergleicht er zwei grundlegende Definitionsrichtungen der Korruption, nämlich zum einen die moderne Auffassung durch die Definition von Klitgaard und zum anderen die klassische Auffassung. Einerseits hat die moderne Auffassung erhebliche Nachteile. Immer noch im Wesentlichen ökonomisch orientiert am Prinzipal-Agenten-Modell hat sie systemische Aspekte, verdeutlicht durch die politischen Prozesse, nicht im Blick. Deswegen führen auch Entwicklungen hin zu weniger Staat zu keinem Erfolg bei der Korruptionsbekämpfung. Auf der anderen Seite kann die klassische Auffassung helfen, den politischen Prozess zu beachten. Aus der Konvergenz der beiden Richtungen entwickelt er Handlungsmöglichkeiten für die Korruptionsbekämpfung in den MOE-Ländern. Die - auch nicht durchweg vorteilhaften - klassischen Definitionen liefern jedenfalls ein klares Bild vom geschädigten System. Die Überlegungen des Autors zielen darauf, mehr systemische Aspekte und den politischen Prozess in den Vordergrund zu stellen, wenn es um politische Korruption geht. Hierbei ist Korruption nicht so oft, wie man meint, das zentrale Problem, obwohl es oft dazu gemacht wird. Nützlich für die Beurteilung der Korruption erscheint dem Autor eine Einschätzung des politischen Systems hinsichtlich vertikaler Konsolidierung seiner Strukturen und Prozesse." (Autorenreferat)

"Corruption is once again high on the international policy agenda as a result of globalization, the spread of democracy, and major scandals and reform initiatives. But the concept itself has been a focus for social scientists for many years, and new findings and data take on richer meanings when viewed in the context of long-term developments and enduring conceptual debates. This compendium, a much-enriched version of a work that has been a standard reference in the field since 1970, offers concepts, cases, and fresh evidence for comparative analysis. Building on a nucleus of classic studies laying out the nature and development of the concept of corruption, the book also incorporates recent work on economic, cultural, and linguistic dimensions of the problem, as well as critical analyses of several approaches to reform. While many authors are political scientists, work by historians, economists, and sociologists are strongly represented. Two-thirds of the nearly fifty articles are based either on studies especially written or translated for this volume, or on selected journal literature published in the 1990s. The tendency to treat corruption as merely a synonym for bribery is illuminated by analyses of the diverse terminology and linguistic techniques that help distinguish corruption problems in the major languages. Recent attempts to measure corruption, and to analyze its causes and effects quantitatively are also critically examined. New contributions emphasize especially: corruption phenomena in Asia and Africa; contrasts among region and regime types; comparing U.S. state corruption incidence; European Party finance and corruption; assessments of international corruption rating project; analyses of international corruption control treaties; unintended consequences of anti-corruption efforts. Cumulatively, the book combines description richness, analytical thrust, conceptual awareness, and contextual articulation."--Provided by publisher.

Problems regarding the emergence of political corruption in established Western democracies & new states are examined. It is contended that corruption is especially damaging to democracies since it delegitimates democratic institutions & objectives. Although the establishment of a political corruption taxonomy encourages description & discourages analysis, the multiplicity of definitions of political corruption necessitates the creation of such a taxonomic structure. Various causes of political corruption in democratic states are identified: the developmental & organizational processes of states; the increased role of state intervention; the financing of political parties & funding of political campaigns; & incumbent officials' perceptions that their positions & authority are not jeopardized. Several articles in this journal issue discussing the processes & ramifications of political corruption are introduced. Arguing that political corruption has become an inherent component of Western democracies, it is concluded that future research must expose corruptive processes in order to devalue the incentives of corrupt behavior. J. W. Parker

"Corruption is once again high on the international policy agenda as a result of globalization, the spread of democracy, and major scandals and reform initiatives. But the concept itself has been a focus for social scientists for many years, and new findings and data take on richer meanings when viewed in the context of long-term developments and enduring conceptual debates. This compendium, a much-enriched version of a work that has been a standard reference in the field since 1970, offers concepts, cases, and fresh evidence for comparative analysis. Building on a nucleus of classic studies laying out the nature and development of the concept of corruption, the book also incorporates recent work on economic, cultural, and linguistic dimensions of the problem, as well as critical analyses of several approaches to reform. While many authors are political scientists, work by historians, economists, and sociologists are strongly represented. Two-thirds of the nearly fifty articles are based either on studies especially written or translated for this volume, or on selected journal literature published in the 1990s. The tendency to treat corruption as merely a synonym for bribery is illuminated by analyses of the diverse terminology and linguistic techniques that help distinguish corruption problems in the major languages. Recent attempts to measure corruption, and to analyze its causes and effects quantitatively are also critically examined. New contributions emphasize especially: corruption phenomena in Asia and Africa; contrasts among region and regime types; comparing U.S. state corruption incidence; European Party finance and corruption; assessments of international corruption rating project; analyses of international corruption control treaties; unintended consequences of anti-corruption efforts. Cumulatively, the book combines description richness, analytical thrust, conceptual awareness, and contextual articulation."--Provided by publisher.

Post-Soeharto Indonesia, known as the era of reform and democracy, has not been able to inhibit corrupt behaviour by state officials at the central and local government levels, in legislative and executive institutions, or in the judiciary as a judicial institution. This article discusses and analyses the corruption process carried out by state officials, especially those occupying legislative, executive, and special judicial institutions at the central government level in interacting with each other and with outside institutions. The public's hope that ongoing democracy will be able to limit political corruption in Indonesia is only an illusion, considering the democracy model that developed in Indonesia post-Soeharto led to a patronage democracy, namely the interaction of power between state institutions which is based on mutually beneficial considerations. Another consideration is that the institution that administers justice which serves as law enforcement agency is involved in corrupt practices.

Combining history with comparative politics, Matthew M. Carlson and Steven R. Reed take on political corruption and scandals, and the reforms designed to counter them, in post–World War II Japan.Political Corruption and Scandals in Japan makes sense of the scandals that have plagued Japanese politics for more than half a century and attempts to show how reforms have evolved to counter the problems. What causes political corruption to become more or less serious over time? they ask. The authors examine major political corruption scandals beginning with the early postwar period until the present day as one way to make sense of how the nature of corruption changes over time. They also consider bureaucratic corruption and scandals, violations of electoral law, sex scandals, and campaign finance regulations and scandals.In the end, Carlson and Reed write, though Japanese politics still experiences periodic scandals, the political reforms of 1994 have significantly reduced the levels of political corruption. The basic message is that reform can reduce corruption. The causes and consequences of political corruption in Japan, they suggest, are much like those in other consolidated democracies.