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21%OFFFrank Anechiarico - The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective (Studies in Crime and Justice) - 9780226020525 - V9780226020525
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The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective (Studies in Crime and Justice)

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Description for The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective (Studies in Crime and Justice) Paperback. This text seeks to show how the proliferating regulations and oversight mechanisms designed to prevent or root out corruption seriously undermine the ability to govern. Series: Studies in Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Anticorruption reforms provide political cover for public officials, but do they really work? This text seeks to show how the proliferating regulations and oversight mechanisms designed to prevent or root out corruption seriously undermine the ability to govern. Over the last century, the authors argue, society has become enmeshed in alternating cycles of corruption and reform. Governments attribute the absence of scandal to existing regulations, and see their reoccurrence as proof of the need of additional laws. Using the anti-corruption efforts in New York City to illustrate their argument, the authors seeks to deomonstrate the costly inefficiencies of pursuing absolute ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Studies in Crime & Justice
Condition
New
Weight
460g
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226020525
SKU
V9780226020525
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