The good cause: theoretical perspectives on corruption

Abstract

"From conceptualization to ideas on practical policy recommendations, The Good Cause presents a state-of-the-art study on the causes of corruption. A cohort of internationally-recognized researchers from the various academic fields that study corruption come together to explain their different theoretical perspectives and offer an introduction to corruption theory. The Good Cause integrates research to date, delves into the dilemmas within theoretically framing and empirically studying corruption, and gives direction to future research. Understanding different theoretical perspectives illuminates new viewpoints on an important social phenomenon and the spectrum of possibilities available to us in treating it analytically and practically." (publisher's description). Content: Gjalt de Graaf, Patrick von Maravic, Pieter Wagenaar: Introduction: Causes of Corruption - The Right Question or the Right Perspective? (13-20); William D. Rubinstein, Patrick von Maravic: Max Weber, Bureaucracy, and Corruption (21-35); Frank de Zwart: Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Prismatic Societies (36-46); Susan Rose-Ackerman: The Institutional Economics of Corruption (47-63); Petra Hiller: Understanding Corruption: How Systems Theory Can Help (64-82); B. Guy Peters: Institutional Design and Good Governance (83-97); Gjalt de Graaf, Pieter Wagenaar, Michel Hoenderboom: Constructing Corruption (98-114); Wim Huisman, Gudrun Vande Walle: The Criminology of Corruption (115-145); Leo Huberts: A Multi Approach in Corruption Research: Towards a More Comprehensive Multi-Level Framework to Study Corruption and its Causes (146-165); Gjalt de Graaf, Patrick von Maravic, Pieter Wagenaar: Concepts, Causes, and the Neglected Third Party: the Victim of Corruption (166-174).