Fighting Corruption in the Public Sector

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-444-52974-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science Ltd

Buch, Englisch, Band 284, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 575 g

Reihe: Contributions to Economic Analysis

This book addresses the problem of how to fight corruption in the public sector. The study presents a comprehensive analysis of corruption that not only highlights the problems, but also potential solutions for a broad range of corruption manifestations in tax administration, government expenditure programs and other areas of fiscal policy and management. The analysis and discussion is supported and clarified by relevant real-world examples and empirical analysis. In particular, country-specific examples are used to identify key issues and valuable lessons for reducing corruption.

- Provides a comprehensive overview of corruption issues.
- Covers the different forms of corruption: administrative and political corruption.
- Identifies successful policy responses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge

Boex, Jameson

Arze del Granado, Javier

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Korruption
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Corruption, Fiscal Policy, and Fiscal Management
The Economics of Corruption
Regional Patterns of Corruption around the World
Fiscal Dimensions of Corruption
Fiscal Response to Reduce Corruption
A Case Study in Corruption and Anti-Corruption Responses
Summary, Policy Lessons, and Practical Guidelines

Über Autor(innen)

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez is Professor of Economics and Director of the International Studies Program at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, USA. He has published numerous books and journal articles on fiscal management, fiscal decentralization, tax policy and administration, and public expenditure. He has directed, managed and served as a senior economist on policy reform projects in over 40 countries around the world.
Jameson Boex is Research Professor of Economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, USA. He specializes in the analysis of intergovernmental transfer arrangements and has led and contributed to policy reforms and research projects on intergovernmental fiscal relations, tax policy and fiscal management issues in more than a dozen transitional and developing countries.
Javier Arze del Granado is an economist for the World Bank in Indonesia. Dr Arzes fields of expertise are fiscal reform, tax management, and government structure. He has ben involved in policy reform in a number of developing countries.