This interdisciplinary Research Agenda contains state-of-the-art surveys of the field of
corruption and points towards an agenda for future research. This comprehensive work …

Despite a growing interest in corruption, the topic has been absent from democratic theory.
The reason is not a lack of normative issues, but rather missing links between the concepts …

Anticorruption reforms provide excellent political cover for public officials, but do they really
reduce corruption? And do the benefits outweigh the costs? In this comprehensive and …

Political corruption has traditionally been presented as a phenomenon characteristic of
developing countries, authoritarian regimes, or societies in which the value system favored …

This article reviews the main corruption literature trends and theoretical foundations and
points out the challenges of existing explanations of corruption. The emphasis on broad …

A series of problems are often linked in public discussions of corruption. Government
investigation and prosecution agencies may have the responsibility to deal with all of them …

The editors, working with a team of 325 renowned authorities in the field of ethics, have
revised, expanded and updated this classic encyclopedia. Along with the addition of 150 …

This study is an empirical examination of political corruption in the American states. Using
the number of public officials who are convicted of crimes involving corruption as the …

Purpose–Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across African
countries? Why are some countries more effective at battling corruption than others? To …

While institutional reforms enhancing transparency and accountability in state and economic
institutions are indispensable parts of any anti-corruption strategy, they also need a long …