Paying bribes for public services : a global guide to grass-roots corruption
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Paying bribes for public services : a global guide to grass-roots corruption
(Palgrave pivot)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
- : hardback
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Note
Includes bibliographical refrences (p. 100-106) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book documents what happens when people encounter public officials. It draws on multi-national Barometer surveys asking questions about corruption and bribery in 119 countries. Clear prose, tables and figures report the answers given by more than 250,000 people and the conclusion sets out six principles for reducing bribery.
Table of Contents
List Of Tables And Figures Preface 1. Why Bribery Matters Corruption: A Word With Many Uses Behaviour At The Grass Roots Questions And Answers 2. Getting Things Done By The Book, By Hook Or By Crook Bureaucracy As A Book Of Rules Bureaucracy Not The Only Way Of Getting Things Done Is Bribery Wrong? 3. Contact Is Critical Public Services Differ Contact Varies By Service 4. The Extent Of Bribery Payment Of A Bribe Bribes Vary By Service When Bribery Happens How Much Is Paid As A Bribe Credibility Checks 5. Perception Is Not Experience Mass Perceptions Of Corruption Potential For Protest 6. Differences Across Time, Space And Individuals No Trend Over Time Differences Between Countries Explaining Differences In Who Pays Bribes 7. Choices In Surveys Core Topics And Questions Choices In Fieldwork 8. Reducing Bribes For Public Services Six Principles For Reducing Bribery Political Implications
by "Nielsen BookData"