Rotberg, Robert I.

Anticorruption - Cambridge MIT Press 2020 - 253p. - The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series .

1. Corruption 2. Measuring and Conceptualizing Corruption 3. "Getting to Denmark" 4. Positive Examples in Latin America 5. Confronting Corruption through Laws and Courts 6. Strengthening Accountability and Transparency 7. Technology Beats Back Corruption 8. The Leadership Factor 9. Achieving Anticorruption Success

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon, its evolution, and its prevention. The author highlights successful anticorruption efforts in countries like Denmark, Sweden, Canada, and Costa Rica, and discusses the role of judicial systems, investigative journalism, multinational corporations, and technological advances. The author also highlights the US's increasing corruption and suggests thirteen practical steps for battling corruption, such as removing corrupt officials and declaring financial assets publicly.

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