Rose-Ackerman, Susan <br/><br/>
Corruption and government :  causes, consequences, and reform / 
Susan Rose-Ackrman 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University ,  1999. 
 - 266 p. 
<br/><br/> Introduction: The costs of corruption  Part I: Corruption as an economic problem  The economic of corruption  Payments that equate supply and demand  Bribes as incentive payments for bureaucrats  Bribes to reduce costs  Organized crime and corruption  Corruption of high level officials  Payments to obtain major contrats and concessions  Privatization  Reducing incentives and increasing costs  Program elimination  Etablishing a credible privatization process  Reform of public programs  Competitive pressures in administration  The deterrent effect of anticorruption laws  Procurement reform  Reform of the civil service  Pay reform  Conflicts of interest  Carrots and sticks  Corruption in hierarchies  The rediscovery of contract  Part II: Corruption as a cultural problem  Bribes, patronage, and gift giving  The similatory of bribes, and economic development  Part III: Corruption as apolitical problem  Corruption and politics  Kleptocracy  Bilateral monopolies and mafia dominated states  Competitive bribery  Democracy and corruption: incentives and reforms  Electoral systems  Buying political influence and buying votes  Controlling political power  Checks and balances in the legislative process  Accountable implementation  Federalism: exit and voice  Independent judicial and prosecutorial institutions  Openness and accountability  Part IV: Achieving reform  The role of the international community  Controlling corruption in development projects  Supporting reform  Limiting corruption in international business  Controlling money laundering and international criminal enterprise  New international institutions  Conclusions: policy fads and policy reforms  Domestic conditions for reform  Political structure and reform  Scandal and crisis as catalysts  Natural resource wealth and foreign aid  Demands for reform  Sustaining reform 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521632935 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Corrupção <br/>Corrupção Política<br/> Setor Público<br/>Improbidade Administrativa<br/> Reforma Administrativa<br/>Justiça Eleitoral