Corruption in America (Paperback)

Oguzhan Dincer

ISBN 10: 1009423428 / ISBN 13: 9781009423427

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2025

Beschreibung

Paperback. How corrupt is the United States of America? While the US presents itself as an exemplar of democratic government and politics, many citizens see it as highly corrupt. In this book, Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston explore corruption across a range of policy areas in all fifty states using two major forms of corruption legal and illegal via three proxy measures of corruption. They not only estimate the pervasiveness of such corruption in each state, but also compare and contrast their causes, consequences, and implications for contemporary issues including racial inequities, public health policy, and the environment, while also highlighting issues of citizen participation and trust in political processes. The book presents no reform toolkits or quick fixes for American corruption problems, but frames key challenges of institutional change and democratic political revival that can be used in the struggle to build a more just, and better-governed, society. This book explores the reality of corruption in America, analyzing its presence across policy areas in all fifty states. The authors also address issues of political trust and provide a thought-provoking analysis of the challenges facing efforts to reform the system. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781009423427

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Corruption in America (Paperback)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1009423428
• ISBN-13: 9781009423427
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

How corrupt is the United States of America? While the US presents itself as an exemplar of democratic government and politics, many citizens see it as highly corrupt. In this book, Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston explore corruption across a range of policy areas in all fifty states using two major forms of corruption – legal and illegal – via three proxy measures of corruption. They not only estimate the pervasiveness of such corruption in each state, but also compare and contrast their causes, consequences, and implications for contemporary issues including racial inequities, public health policy, and the environment, while also highlighting issues of citizen participation and trust in political processes. The book presents no reform toolkits or quick fixes for American corruption problems, but frames key challenges of institutional change and democratic political revival that can be used in the struggle to build a more just, and better-governed, society.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Oguzhan Dincer is a Professor of Economics and the Founding Director of the Institute for Corruption Studies at the Illinois State University. His main research interests are Development Economics and Public Economics, with a particular focus on corruption.

Michael Johnston is Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, at Colgate University. His book Syndromes of Corruption (2005) won the 2009 Grawemeyer Prize for Ideas Improving World Order. He has studied corruption, democratization, and reform since 1975.