The institutional economics of corruption and reform: theory, evidence and policy (Record no. 296992)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780521872751
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 353.46
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lambsdorff, Johann Graf
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245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The institutional economics of corruption and reform: theory, evidence and policy
Statement of responsibility, etc. Lambsdorff, Johann Graf
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd.
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiv, 286 p.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount USD 80.00
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Corruption has been a feature of public institutions for centuries yet only relatively recently has it been made the subject of sustained scientific analysis. Lambsdorff shows how insights from institutional economics can be used to develop a better understanding of why corruption occurs and the best policies to combat it. He argues that rather than being deterred by penalties, corrupt actors are more influenced by other factors such as the opportunism of their criminal counterparts and the danger of acquiring an unreliable reputation. This suggests a novel strategy for fighting corruption similar to the invisible hand that governs competitive markets. This strategy - the invisible foot - shows that the unreliability of corrupt counterparts induces honesty and good governance even in the absence of good intentions. Combining theoretical research with state-of-the-art empirical investigations
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Administrative agencies - Corrupt practices - Prevention
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Political corruption - Prevention
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Topical term or geographic name entry element International Finance - Congresses
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Institutional economics - Sociological aspects
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Ahmedabad Ahmedabad   04/05/2009   353.46 L2I6 163032 04/09/2009 04/09/2009 Book

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