Controlling Corruption

by Robert Klitgaard

Corruption is increasingly recognized as a preeminent problem in the developing world. Bribery, extortion, fraud, kickbacks, and collusion have resulted in retarded economies, predator elites, and political instability. In this lively and absorbing book, Robert Klitgaard provides a framework for designing anti-corruption policies, and describes through five case studies how courageous policymakers were able to control corruption.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Hassan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I speed-read this book

This is one of the significant earlier books on corruption and anticorruption, so I give it an automatic 4/5 for its role in breaking new ground in the field. For a book written in 1988, its advice is mostly sound within the normative contexts of corruption in which it establishes itself. The reason why I chose not to give a 5/5 is because of that degree of normativity, as well as the inclusion of some analyses and recommendations that are perhaps a bit outdated. These analyses have definitely helped lead somewhere in the current trends of anticorruption scholarship, but they're still rudimentary in this book. However, I can hardly fault the author for not future-proofing a policy book during the twilight years of the USSR. The dependence on normative ideas of corruption (mainly based in the modern Western experience) is what takes a star off.

[P G · Rating 5 out of 5]

這本理論的書遠優於《納粹德國的腐敗與反腐》。面對腐敗行為、環境、氛圍，要做的不僅是政策，還有實施策略。維護一個優良之環境重要，而戰勝不義更為艱難險阻。

[Victor Silva · Rating 4 out of 5]

good

[AEl Ci Habsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think this book is very nice