Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-262) and index.
pt. 1. 'Quiet corrupt' countries. Political corruption in Spain / Fernando Jiménez and Miguel Caínzos -- Political corruption in Greece / Kleomenis S. Koutsoukis -- Political corruption in Italy / James L. Newell and Martin J. Bull -- pt. II. 'Somewhat corrupt' countries. Political corruption in Germany / Joanna McKay -- Political corruption in the United States / Robert Williams -- Political corruption in France / Jocelyn A.J. Evans -- Political corruption in Belgium / Lieven De Winter -- Political corruption in Japan / Albrecht Rothacher -- Political corruption in Portugal / José M. Magone -- pt. III. 'Least corrupt' countries. Political corruption in Sweden / Staffan Andersson -- Political corruption in the Netherlands / Petrus C. van Duyne, Leo W.J.C. Huberts and J. Hans J. van den Heuvel -- Political corruption in Ireland / Neil Collins and Mary O'Shea -- Political corruption in the United Kingdom / Alan Doig -- pt. IV. Comparative, supra-national and international perspectives. Political corruption in Central and Eastern Europe / Leslie Holmes -- International corruption / Jens Christopher Andvig -- Political corruption in the European Union / David Nelken -- Conclusion : Political corruption in contemporary democracies / Martin J. Bull and James L. Newell.
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Citing an apparent growth in political corruption over the past decade, Bull and Newell present a series of case studies in the liberal democracies of Europe -- Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the United Kingdom -- as well as Japan and the United States. Each chapter discusses the newness, scale, and corruption; the causes and dynamics of corruption; anti-corruption measures; and the impact and exposure of corruption. Also included is a section looking at similar topics from comparative, supra-national, and international perspectives, including chapters on political corruption in Central and Eastern Europe and in the European Union as a whole.