Towards a Global Consensus Against Corruption
In: Global Institutions Ser.
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The arrival of anti-corruption on the global agenda -- Comparing the scope and legal design of agreements -- The argument in brief: diffusion and signaling motives -- Why study anti-corruption agreements? -- Chapter outline -- Notes -- 1. The argument: Diffusion and signaling motives -- The diffusion of international agreements -- Agency in international organizations -- Signaling motives as a scope condition -- The effects of different audiences -- Alternative explanations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2. International anti-corruption agreements in comparison -- Mapping the global landscape of anti-corruption -- Summary: first movers, laggards, outliers -- Comparing the scope and legal design of the agreements -- How do ideas spread? Evidence of diffusion processes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3. Organization of American States: Activist governments and domestic reference models -- History, design, and implementation -- Motivations and drivers -- Tracing the drafts over time -- Evidence of diffusion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4. African Union: Development cooperation, non-state actors, and external reference models -- History, design, and implementation -- Motives and drivers -- Tracing the drafts over time -- Evidence of diffusion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5. Conclusion: Lessons to draw from the global patchwork -- Enforcement, compromises, and illusionary giants -- Signaling motives as scope conditions -- Anti-corruption as an instance of diffusion -- Implications and contribution to the literature -- Outlook: can these agreements be effective? -- Notes -- List of anti-corruption documents -- Additional data on scope conditions -- List of interviews -- Bibliography -- Index.
