Partial contents: political corruption: problems and perspective/ Paul Heywood-Defining political corruption Mark Philip-Corruption networks, transaction security and illegal social exchange/Jean Cartier-Bresson-Corruption cycles/ Cristina Bicchier and John Duffy-The new economics of corruption: a survey and some new results/Alberto Ades and Rafael Di Tella-The "perverse effcts" of political corruption/ Donatella Della Porta and Alberto Vannucci-Regulating the conduct of MPS. The British experience of combating corruption/ Dawn Oliver-The Euroean Union: pooled sovereignty, divided accountability/ John Peterson-The transition to the market and corruption in Post-socialist Russia/ Federico Varese-How citizens cope with Postcommunist officials: evidence from focus group discussions in Ukraine and the Czech republic/ William L. Miller, Tatyana Koshechkina and Ase Grodeland- Understanding political corruption in contemporary Indian politics/ Gurharpal Singh-The politics of privilege: Assessing the impact of rents, corruption, and clientelism on third world development/ Paul D. Hutchcrof