1st Edition

Corruption, Capitalism and Democracy

By John Girling Copyright 1997
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

Corruption arises from the collusion of economic and political elites, a practice that has developed in order to overcome the contradiction of two important processes of our time: capitalism and democracy. In this new study of the phenomenon, the author shows how corruption is the practice of collusion taken to excess; 'the unacceptable face of capitalism'. Corruption, by 'going too far', exposes... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, 2 Functional corruption: a developmental role?, 3 Dysfunctional corruption and destabilized politics, 4 Normative strengths, 5 Conclusion: corruption—structural, symbolic, Index

Biography

John Girling